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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
10.63.4510.63.47

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.63.46

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Lordsince 10.63.46inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीभगवानुवाच

यदात्थ भगवंस्त्वं न: करवाम प्रियं तव ।

भवतो यद् व्यवसितं तन्मे साध्वनुमोदितम् ॥ ४६ ॥

śrī-bhagavān uvāca

yad āttha bhagavaṁs tvaṁ naḥ

karavāma priyaṁ tava

bhavato yad vyavasitaṁ

tan me sādhv anumoditam

Translation

The Supreme Lord said: My dear lord, for your pleasure We must certainly do what you have requested of Us. I fully agree with your conclusion.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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.

Kṛṣṇa Delights in Honoring Pure Devotees

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, agrees with Lord Śiva’s request and wishes to please him.

  2. 2

    All living beings are part and parcel of the Lord and qualitatively one with Him. Lord Śiva is an especially powerful, pure entity possessing many of the Supreme Lord’s qualities.

  3. 3

    The Lord happily shares some of His potency and opulence with pure living beings. He delights in glorifying those who are powerful in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and thus addresses Śiva as bhagavān.

Key points from the purport
  • We should not think it strange that the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa, here addresses Lord Śiva as bhagavan, “lord.”
  • All living beings are part and parcel of the Lord, qualitatively one with Him, and Lord Śiva is an especially powerful, pure entity who possesses many of the Supreme Lord’s qualities.
  • Thus the Supreme Lord is pleased to glorify Lord Śiva by addressing him as bhagavān.

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:

Henceforward he will be free from old age and death, and remaining fearless in all circumstances, he will be one of your principal attendants.” Assured he had nothing to fear, Bāṇāsura then offered his obeisances to Lord Kṛṣṇa and had Ūṣā and Aniruddha seated on their wedding chariot and brought before the Lord.
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. śrī-bhagavān uvācathe Supreme Lord said
  2. yatwhat
  3. ātthahave spoken
  4. bhagavanO lord
  5. tvamyou
  6. naḥto Us
  7. karavāmaWe should do
  8. priyamthe gratifying
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.63

    In this verse: “glorifying”

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

Can I appreciate another person’s Kṛṣṇa consciousness without feeling envious?

Practice

Acknowledge one good quality in someone’s devotional service today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Delights in Honoring Pure DevoteesThis 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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