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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.63.47

అవధ్యోఽయం మమాప్యేష వైరోచనిసుతోఽసుర: । ప్రహ్రాదాయ వరో దత్తో న వధ్యో మే తవాన్వయ: ॥ ౪౭ ॥
avadhyo ’yaṁ mamāpy eṣa
[avadhyo ’yam mamaapy esha]
vairocani-suto ’suraḥ
[vairochani-suto ’surah]
prahrādāya varo datto
[prahraadaaya varo datto]
na vadhyo me tavānvayaḥ
[na vadhyo me tavaanvayah]
avadhyaḥ — not to be killed ayam — he mama — by Me api — indeed eṣaḥ — this vairocani - sutaḥ — son of Vairocani (Bali) asuraḥ — demon prahrādāya — to Prahlāda varaḥ — the benediction dattaḥ — given na vadhyaḥ — not to be killed me — by Me tava — your anvayaḥ — descendants .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
avadhyo ’yaṁ mamāpy eṣa
avadhyaḥ
not to be killed
vairocani-suto ’suraḥ
prahrādāya varo datto
ayam
he
mama
by Me
api
indeed
eṣaḥ
this
vairocani - sutaḥ
son of Vairocani (Bali)
asuraḥ
demon
prahrādāya
to Prahlāda
na vadhyo me tavānvayaḥ
varaḥ
the benediction
dattaḥ
given
na vadhyaḥ
not to be killed
me
by Me
tava
your
anvayaḥ
descendants .
  • avadhyaḥ ayam — he is not to be killed
    Compound: a (not) + vadhya (to be killed). Verbal adjective fixing Bāṇa's status. The same word-family as ahiṁsā. Gauḍīyas note: Bhagavān's grace converts a verbal adjective into ontological protection — Bāṇa now belongs to the avadhya class.
  • vairocani-sutaḥ — the son of Vairocani (Bali)
    Compound: vairocani (son of Virocana, i.e. Bali) + suta (son). Patronymic chain: Bāṇa son of Bali, Bali son of Virocana, Virocana son of Prahlāda. Gauḍīyas trace the lineage to anchor v. 45's Prahlāda reference: Bāṇa is in the protected line.
  • prahrādāya varaḥ dattaḥ — the benediction given to Prahlāda
    Compound: prahrāda + dāyin (recipient) + vara (boon) + datta (given). Kṛṣṇa cites His own prior līlā as evidence; Bhagavān is the only one for whom past-life promises are present commitments. Gauḍīyas read this as proof of His tatastha-nityatva.
  • tava anvayaḥ — Your lineage
    Compound: tava (your) + anvaya (line, descent). Kṛṣṇa addresses Śiva as the lineage-protector of Bāṇa. Gauḍīyas note: Śiva is given custody of an asura-bhakta lineage; this is consistent with his position as Kālabhairava and protector of asura-saints like Bāṇa.
I will not kill this demonic son of Vairocani, for I gave Prahlāda Mahārāja the benediction that I would not kill any of his descendants.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
I will not kill this demonic son of Vairocani, for I gave Prahlāda Mahārāja the benediction that I would not kill any of his descendants.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

I will certainly not kill him. Though he is a demon he will not be killed because he is the son of Vairocani. Another version has Vairocana. He is a descendent, related to Prahlāda. Because of this, he cannot be born as an insect, snake or frog, in his next life. I cannot kill him like Pūtanā or Baka. Worrying about inauspiciousness for the people, snakes and others were killed by my friends. Others related to Prahlāda, though evil, should be taught by punishment.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

The Lord speaks to remove the restriction felt by Śiva’s humility. Though he is a demon, I will not kill him because he is Vairocani’s son. This fact is repeated in the second line but is not redundant since it comes in two separate statements. There is also another version.

Related values
Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)Kshama (Forgiveness / Patience)Mardava (Gentleness)Guru Bhakti (Reverence for Teacher)Shraddha (Faith / Reverence)Arjava (Simplicity / Straightforwardness)
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Concepts
Jiva

A king who once promised a saint that no descendant would be touched keeps that promise four generations later. Kṛṣṇa cites Prahlāda's vara, citing the contract of His own earlier līlā as Nṛsiṁha — Bhagavān is bound by no one except His own word, and that He honors absolutely.

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