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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 63: Lord Kṛṣṇa Fights with Bāṇāsura
10.63.210.63.5

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.63.3-4

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.63.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

प्रद्युम्नो युयुधानश्च गद: साम्बोऽथ सारण: । नन्दोपनन्दभद्राद्या रामकृष्णानुवर्तिन: ॥ ३ ॥ अक्षौहिणीभिर्द्वादशभि: समेता: सर्वतोदिशम् । रुरुधुर्बाणनगरं समन्तात् सात्वतर्षभा: ॥ ४ ॥

pradyumno yuyudhānaś ca

gadaḥ sāmbo ’tha sāraṇaḥ

nandopananda-bhadrādyā

rāma-kṛṣṇānuvartinaḥ

akṣauhiṇībhir dvādaśabhiḥ

sametāḥ sarvato diśam

rurudhur bāṇa-nagaraṁ

samantāt sātvatarṣabhāḥ

Translation

With Lord Balarāma and Lord Kṛṣṇa in the lead, the chiefs of the Sātvata clan — Pradyumna, Sātyaki, Gada, Sāmba, Sāraṇa, Nanda, Upananda, Bhadra and others — converged with an army of twelve divisions and laid siege to Bāṇasura’s capital, completely surrounding the city on all sides.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Following Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa’s Lead

  1. 1

    Lord Balarāma and Lord Kṛṣṇa led the chiefs of the Sātvata clan.

  2. 2

    The chiefs assembled with an army of twelve divisions.

  3. 3

    Together they laid siege to the capital, completely surrounding it on all sides.

How it feels

Conflict and affection → Devotional wonder. Divine intimacy coexists with royal duties.

Chapters 60–69 of Canto 10: Palace life, family bonds and heroic protection. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 63: Lord Kṛṣṇa Fights with Bāṇāsura

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When they finally heard from Nārada Muni how Aniruddha had been captured, a large army of the best Yādava warriors, under Kṛṣṇa’s protection, set off for Bāṇāsura’s capital and laid siege to it. Bāṇāsura fiercely opposed them with his own army of equal size.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.63
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. pradyumnaḥ yuyudhānaḥ caPradyumna and Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)
  2. gadaḥ sāmbaḥ atha sāraṇaḥGada, Sāmba and Sāraṇa
  3. nanda-upananda-bhadraNanda, Upananda and Bhadra
  4. ādyāḥand others
  5. rāma-kṛṣṇa-anuvartinaḥfollowing Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa
  6. akṣauhiṇībhiḥwith military divisions
  7. dvādaśabhiḥtwelve
  8. sametāḥassembled
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.63

    In this verse: “nanda”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Who leads the assembled chiefs, and why is that detail important to your reading?

Practice

Reread the opening words and spend a moment remembering Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa as the leaders.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayFollowing Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa’s LeadThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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