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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.59.11

व्यसु: पपाताम्भसि कृत्तशीर्षो निकृत्तश‍ृङ्गोऽद्रिरिवेन्द्रतेजसा । तस्यात्मजा: सप्त पितुर्वधातुरा: प्रतिक्रियामर्षजुष: समुद्यता: ॥ ११ ॥
vyasuḥ papātāmbhasi kṛtta-śīrṣo
[vyasuh papaataambhasi kritta-sheersho]
nikṛtta-śṛṅgo ’drir ivendra-tejasā
[nikritta-shringo ’drir ivendra-tejasaa]
tasyātmajāḥ sapta pitur vadhāturāḥ
[tasyaatmajaah sapta pitur vadhaaturaah]
pratikriyāmarṣa-juṣaḥ samudyatāḥ
[pratikriyaamarsha-jushah samudyataah]
Word-for-word
vyasuḥ — lifeless papāta — he fell ambhasi — into the water kṛtta — severed śīrṣaḥ — his heads nikṛtta — cut off śṛṅgaḥ — whose peak adriḥ — a mountain iva — as if indra — of Lord Indra tejasā — by the power (that is, by his thunderbolt) tasya — his, Mura’s ātma - jāḥ — sons sapta — seven pituḥ — of their father vadha — by the killing āturāḥ — very distressed pratikriyā — for retribution amarṣa — fury juṣaḥ — feeling samudyatāḥ — aroused to action .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vyasuḥ papātāmbhasi kṛtta-śīrṣo
vyasuḥ
lifeless
papāta
he fell
ambhasi
into the water
kṛtta
severed
śīrṣaḥ
his heads
nikṛtta-śṛṅgo ’drir ivendra-tejasā
nikṛtta
cut off
śṛṅgaḥ
whose peak
tasyātmajāḥ sapta pitur vadhāturāḥ
adriḥ
a mountain
iva
as if
indra
of Lord Indra
tejasā
by the power (that is, by his thunderbolt)
pratikriyāmarṣa-juṣaḥ samudyatāḥ
tasya
his, Mura’s
ātma - jāḥ
sons
sapta
seven
pituḥ
of their father
vadha
by the killing
āturāḥ
very distressed
pratikriyā
for retribution
amarṣa
fury
juṣaḥ
feeling
samudyatāḥ
aroused to action .
Important Words
  • vyasuḥ — lifeless
    Vi- (separated from) + asu (vital breath). The exact technical term for death — prāṇa departed. In Gauḍīya pedagogy, the asura's vyasu often coincides with mukti, since the death-moment under Bhagavān's hand is salvific.
  • indra - tejasā — by Indra's power (his thunderbolt)
    The simile compares Kṛṣṇa's disc to Indra's vajra — but Indra received the vajra by Viṣṇu's arrangement (Dadhīci's bones, etc.). The metaphor flatters Indra and locates the real source.
  • ātma - jāḥ — sons
    Compound: ātman (self) + ja (born). 'Self-born' — sons in the literal Sanskrit sense, born from one's own self. The seven sons' anger at their father's death is a Bhāgavata commonplace: asura lineage perpetuates by vendetta, devotee lineage by grace.
  • amarṣa — fury, indignation
    From a- (negative) + √mṛṣ (to endure). The 'unable-to-bear' emotion — distinct from anger; specifically the rage of wounded pride. The Bhāgavatam catalogues asura affect with care.
Lifeless, Mura’s decapitated body fell into the water like a mountain whose peak has been severed by the power of Lord Indra’s thunderbolt. The demon’s seven sons, enraged by their father’s death, prepared to retaliate.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Lifeless, Mura's decapitated body fell into the water like a mountain whose peak has been severed by the power of Lord Indra's thunderbolt. The demon's seven sons, enraged by their father's death, prepared to retaliate.
Commentary

Mura fell like a mountain top cut off by a thunderbolt (indra teja). Filled with anger to avenge their father's death, Mura's seven sons prepared for battle.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Overcome with grief at their father’s death his sons prepared to fight. Thus they prepared to take revenge.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

The head was like the peak of a mount cut decisively (nikṛtta). Overcome with grief by the killing, the seven sons became angry in order to take revenge and became eager to fight.

Related values & verses
Related values
Shraddha (Faith / Reverence)Tyaga (Renunciation / Letting Go)Bhakti (Devotion)Yajña (Sacrifice / Spirit of Offering)Titiksha (Forbearance / Endurance)Tejas (Inner Radiance / Vigour)Mardava (Gentleness)Dhairya (Composure / Courage)
Related verses
SB 1.2BG 15.7 BG 2.60 BG 3.11 BG 6.35 BG 12.6 BG 17.3 BG 15.2 BG 5.4 BG 6.47 BG 12.5
Concepts
Jiva
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Lifeless, Mura's decapitated body falls into water like a mountain whose peak Indra's thunderbolt has severed; his seven sons, enraged, prepare to retaliate. Death of the father activates the family; retaliation is patterned.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose 'sons' rise to retaliate after their father falls in your life?
  • How does Kṛṣṇa's continued action handle the next wave?
Analogy

A mountain whose peak has been lopped off by lightning does not fall in instalments — it goes at once, with its weight finally meeting the ground. Mura's body in the water is the asura's mass redistributed into the element it once guarded. The cycle of guarding-and-being-guarded by māyā closes the moment the Lord's disc moves.

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