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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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Canto 10 · Chapter 63: Lord Kṛṣṇa Fights with Bāṇāsura
10.63.4810.63.50

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.63.49

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

चत्वारोऽस्य भुजा: शिष्टा भविष्यत्यजरामर: ।

पार्षदमुख्यो भवतो न कुतश्चिद्भ‍योऽसुर: ॥ ४९ ॥

catvāro ’sya bhujāḥ śiṣṭā

bhaviṣyaty ajarāmaraḥ

pārṣada-mukhyo bhavato

na kutaścid-bhayo ’suraḥ

Translation

This demon, who still has four arms, will be immune to old age and death, and he will serve as one of your principal attendants. Thus he will have nothing to fear on any account.

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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.

Fearlessness and Service Are Granted

  1. 1

    The Lord declares that Bāṇāsura will retain four arms.

  2. 2

    Bāṇāsura will be immune to old age and death.

  3. 3

    He will serve as one of Lord Śiva’s principal attendants. The Lord assures him that he will have nothing to fear on any account.

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. catvāraḥfour
  2. asyahis
  3. bhujāḥarms
  4. śiṣṭāḥremaining
  5. bhaviṣyatiwill be
  6. ajaraunaging
  7. amaraḥand immortal
  8. pārṣadaan associate
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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

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

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

    In this verse: “fear”, “death”

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

What stands out to me about the Lord granting both fearlessness and a place of service?

Practice

Spend a quiet moment remembering the Lord’s assurance of fearlessness in this verse.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayFearlessness and Service Are GrantedThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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