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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
10.63.4110.63.43

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.63.42

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śrī Rudrasince 10.63.34inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

यस्त्वां विसृजते मर्त्य आत्मानं प्रियमीश्वरम् ।

विपर्ययेन्द्रियार्थार्थं विषमत्त्यमृतं त्यजन् ॥ ४२ ॥

yas tvāṁ visṛjate martya

ātmānaṁ priyam īśvaram

viparyayendriyārthārthaṁ

viṣam atty amṛtaṁ tyajan

Translation

That mortal who rejects You — his true Self, dearmost friend, and Lord — for the sake of sense objects, whose nature is just the opposite, refuses nectar and instead consumes poison.

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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.

Choose the Lord, Not Temporary Gratification

  1. 1

    The Lord is our true Self, dearmost friend and master. He is what is actually dear to us.

  2. 2

    Rejecting Him for sense objects is like refusing nectar and consuming poison. Sense objects have a nature opposite to His.

  3. 3

    Temporary sense gratification leads to suffering and bewilderment. Accepting it in place of the Lord makes a person pitiable.

Key points from the purport
  • The person described above is pitiable because he rejects that which is actually dear, the Lord, and accepts that which is not dear and is ungodly: temporary sense gratification, which leads to suffering and bewilderment.

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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. yaḥwho
  2. tvāmYou
  3. visṛjaterejects
  4. martyaḥmortal man
  5. ātmānamhis true Self
  6. priyamdearmost
  7. īśvaramLord
  8. viparyayawhich are just the opposite
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.63

    In this verse: “friend”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.63

    In this verse: “sense gratification”

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

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

    In this verse: “suffering”

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

When do I treat temporary gratification as more dear than the Lord?

Practice

When one desire for temporary gratification arises today, pause and offer a prayer to your dearmost Lord instead.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayChoose the Lord, Not Temporary GratificationThis 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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