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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
10.63.4410.63.46

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.63.45

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śrī Rudrasince 10.63.34inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

अयं ममेष्टो दयितोऽनुवर्ती

मयाभयं दत्तममुष्य देव ।

सम्पाद्यतां तद् भवत: प्रसादो

यथा हि ते दैत्यपतौ प्रसाद: ॥ ४५ ॥

ayaṁ mameṣṭo dayito ’nuvartī

mayābhayaṁ dattam amuṣya deva

sampādyatāṁ tad bhavataḥ prasādo

yathā hi te daitya-patau prasādaḥ

Translation

This Bāṇāsura is my dear and faithful follower, and I have awarded him freedom from fear. Therefore, my Lord, please grant him Your mercy, just as You showed mercy to Prahlāda, the lord of the demons.

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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.

Śiva Appeals for the Lord’s Mercy

  1. 1

    Lord Śiva asks the Lord to show mercy to Bāṇāsura, his dear and faithful follower, to whom he has promised freedom from fear.

  2. 2

    Bāṇāsura showed great devotion to Lord Śiva by providing musical accompaniment for his tāṇḍava dance. This service inclined Śiva to help him.

  3. 3

    Bāṇa is also favored because he descends from the great devotees Prahlāda and Bali. Śiva appeals for mercy like that shown to Prahlāda.

Key points from the purport
  • Lord Śiva feels inclined to help Bāṇāsura because the demon showed great devotion to Lord Śiva when he provided musical accompaniment for Śiva’s tāṇḍava dance.
  • Another reason Bāṇa is an object of Lord Śiva’s favor is that he is a descendant of the great devotees Prahlāda and Bali.

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 Kṛṣṇa was pleased with the Śiva-jvara, and after the Lord had promised him freedom from fear, the Śiva-jvara bowed down to Him and departed. Next Bāṇāsura returned and attacked Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa again, wielding all kinds of weapons in his thousand hands.
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. ayamthis
  2. mamamy
  3. iṣṭaḥfavored
  4. dayitaḥvery dear
  5. anuvartīfollower
  6. mayāby me
  7. abhayamfearlessness
  8. dattamgiven
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 10.63

    In this verse: “mercy”, “favored”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

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

    In this verse: “devotion”, “devotees”

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 10.63

    In this verse: “fear”

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 appeal encourage me to ask for the Lord’s mercy for others?

Practice

Offer one sincere prayer asking the Lord to show mercy to someone you care about.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.63's connections

Live this todayŚiva Appeals for the Lord’s MercyThis 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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