SB 10.63.49 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.63.49

चत्वारोऽस्य भुजा: शिष्टा भविष्यत्यजरामर: । पार्षदमुख्यो भवतो न कुतश्चिद्भ‍योऽसुर: ॥ ४९ ॥

catvāro ’sya bhujāḥ śiṣṭā

[chatvaaro ’sya bhujaah shishtaa]

bhaviṣyaty ajarāmaraḥ

[bhavishyaty ajaraamarah]

pārṣada-mukhyo bhavato

[paarshada-mukhyo bhavato]

na kutaścid-bhayo ’suraḥ

[na kutashchid-bhayo ’surah]

Word-for-word

catvāraḥ — four asya — his bhujāḥ — arms śiṣṭāḥ — remaining bhaviṣyati — will be ajara — unaging amaraḥ — and immortal pārṣada — an associate mukhyaḥ — principal bhavataḥ — of yourself na kutaścit - bhayaḥ — having no fear on any account asuraḥ — the demon .

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

catvāro ’sya bhujāḥ śiṣṭā

catvāraḥ

four

bhaviṣyaty ajarāmaraḥ

pārṣada-mukhyo bhavato

na kutaścid-bhayo ’suraḥ

asya

his

bhujāḥ

arms

śiṣṭāḥ

remaining

bhaviṣyati

will be

ajara

unaging

amaraḥ

and immortal

pārṣada

an associate

mukhyaḥ

principal

bhavataḥ

of yourself

na kutaścit - bhayaḥ

having no fear on any account

asuraḥ

the demon .

Important Words

ajara-amaraḥ — immune to old age and death
Compound: a (not) + jara (aging) + a + mara (death). Bāṇa is granted the Vaikuṇṭha-grade benediction. Gauḍīyas read this as the asura's promotion to nitya-pārṣada status — bhakti, even fourth-generation diluted, finishes in eternal service.
pārṣada-mukhyaḥ — principal attendant
Compound: pārṣada (associate, attendant) + mukhya (chief). Bāṇa becomes Śiva's chief pārṣada. Gauḍīyas note: pārṣada is the technical Vaiṣṇava term for the Lord's eternal associate — Kṛṣṇa is giving Bāṇa a Vaikuṇṭha-grade office in Śiva's court.
catvāraḥ — four arms
From a thousand to four — Bāṇa is reduced to Vaiṣṇava-iconographic standard. Gauḍīyas read the count change as transformation: thousand arms of asura-multiplication into four arms of Viṣṇu-form discipline.
na kutaścit-bhayaḥ — with fear from nowhere
Compound: na kutaścit (from nowhere) + bhaya. Total fearlessness — the Vaiṣṇava gift par excellence. Gauḍīyas connect this to abhayaṁ sattva-saṁśuddhiḥ (Gītā 16.1): Bhagavān's first gift to His own is freedom from fear.

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.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

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.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya

Commentary

The Lord gives mercy. Though he is a demon, according to your request he will be your chief associate. By the Lord’s giving freedom from old age and death, the demon became peaceful even though he was in pain by having his arms cut off. He would have no fear, even of saṁsāra. He would thus be a jīvan-mukta in the future. SB 11.12.5 mentions that by attaining the Lord’s associates, he went to the Lord’s abode. Using na kutaścid-bhayaḥ instead of akutaścid-bhayaḥ is poetic license.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya

Commentary

With his pride curbed, he attained a spiritual form. He will become your best devotee. Though a demon he will have no fear. With not fear of saṁsāra, he would be a jīvamukta.

Related values & verses

Related values

Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)Kshama (Forgiveness / Patience)Asteya (Non-stealing / Honesty)Aparigraha (Non-possessiveness)

Personal Guidance

Bāṇa, retaining four arms, would become immune to old age and death and serve as one of Śiva's chief attendants — nothing to fear. A demon surrendered becomes an eternal associate; humiliation can be the start of a permanent role.

Reflection Questions

What humiliation in my past is the entry point of a more dignified role I am still growing into?
How does demotion in pride often coincide with promotion in service?

Analogy

A reformed thief is not killed but stationed as a guard, with badges that mark his new office — four arms in place of a thousand, immunity from age and death, the title of principal pārṣada to his guru. Kṛṣṇa converts an enemy into permanent staff under Śiva.

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