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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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?
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.63.32

Who is speaking and story frame

तस्यास्यतोऽस्‍त्राण्यसकृच्चक्रेण क्षुरनेमिना ।

चिच्छेद भगवान् बाहून् शाखा इव वनस्पते: ॥ ३२ ॥

tasyāsyato ’strāṇy asakṛc

cakreṇa kṣura-neminā

ciccheda bhagavān bāhūn

śākhā iva vanaspateḥ

Translation

As Bāṇa continued hurling weapons at Him, the Supreme Lord began using His razor-sharp cakra to cut off Bāṇāsura’s arms as if they were tree branches.

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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.

The Supreme Lord Cuts Down Resistance

  1. 1

    Bāṇa continued hurling weapons at the Supreme Lord.

  2. 2

    The Lord used His razor-sharp cakra to cut off Bāṇāsura’s arms.

  3. 3

    The translation compares those arms to tree branches, showing the ease with which the Lord cut them off.

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:

Next Bāṇāsura returned and attacked Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa again, wielding all kinds of weapons in his thousand hands. But Lord Kṛṣṇa took His Sudarśana disc and began cutting off all the demon’s arms.
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. tasyaof him
  2. asyataḥwho was throwing
  3. astrāṇiweapons
  4. asakṛtrepeatedly
  5. cakreṇawith His disc
  6. kṣurarazor-sharp
  7. nemināwhose circumference
  8. cicchedacut off
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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

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

How does this scene challenge confidence in strength used to oppose the Supreme Lord?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer to use your strength in service to Kṛṣṇa rather than in opposition to Him.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Supreme Lord Cuts Down ResistanceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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