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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
10.63.3210.63.34

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.63.33

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Lordsince 10.63.29inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

बाहुषु छिद्यमानेषु बाणस्य भगवान् भव: ।

भक्तानुकम्प्युपव्रज्य चक्रायुधमभाषत ॥ ३३ ॥

bāhuṣu chidyamāneṣu

bāṇasya bhagavān bhavaḥ

bhaktānakampy upavrajya

cakrāyudham abhāṣata

Translation

Lord Śiva felt compassion for his devotee Bāṇāsura, whose arms were being cut off, and thus he approached Lord Cakrāyudha [Kṛṣṇa] and spoke to Him as follows.

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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.

Śiva Approaches Kṛṣṇa with Compassion

  1. 1

    Lord Śiva felt compassion for his devotee Bāṇāsura as his arms were being cut off.

  2. 2

    Moved by this compassion, Śiva approached Lord Cakrāyudha, Kṛṣṇa.

  3. 3

    Śiva spoke to Kṛṣṇa on behalf of his suffering devotee.

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:

Lord Śiva approached Kṛṣṇa to pray for Bāṇāsura’s life, and when the Lord agreed to spare him, He spoke as follows to Śiva: “Bāṇāsura does not deserve to die, since he was born in the family of Prahlāda Mahārāja. I have severed all but four of Bāṇa’s arms just to destroy his false pride, and I have annihilated his army because they were a burden to the earth.
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. bāhuṣuthe arms
  2. chidyamāneṣuas they were being severed
  3. bāṇasyaof Bāṇāsura
  4. bhagavān bhavaḥthe great Lord Śiva
  5. bhaktatoward his devotee
  6. anukampīcompassionate
  7. upavrajyaapproaching
  8. cakra-āyudhamto Lord Kṛṣṇa, wielder of the disc weapon
  9. abhāṣatahe spoke
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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

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

    Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 10.63

    In this verse: “compassion”, “suffering”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.63

    In this verse: “devotee”

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 Śiva’s response encourage me to notice another person’s suffering?

Practice

Today, offer a short prayer to Kṛṣṇa for someone who is suffering.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayŚiva Approaches Kṛṣṇa with CompassionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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