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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.10.29

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

More Combatants Engage in Battle

“Yamarāja fought with Kālanābha, Viśvakarmā with Maya Dānava, Tvaṣṭā with Śambara, and the sun-god with Virocana.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.10.29, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Yamarāja fought with Kālanābha.
  • Viśvakarmā fought with Maya Dānava.
  • Tvaṣṭā fought with Śambara, and the sun-god fought with Virocana.

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Read the names aloud once, then recall one pair without looking.

Ask yourself

Which pair of opponents can you remember most clearly after reading?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

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