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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.16.36
तयोरसुरयोरद्य तेजसा यमयोर्हि व: ।
आक्षिप्तं तेज एतर्हि भगवांस्तद्विधित्सति ॥ ३६ ॥
tayor asurayor adya
tejasā yamayor hi vaḥ
ākṣiptaṁ teja etarhi
bhagavāṁs tad vidhitsati
It is the prowess of these twin asuras [demons] that has disturbed you, for it has minimized your power. There is no remedy within my power, however, for it is the Lord Himself who desires to do all this.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Although Jaya and Vijaya had assumed the bodies of asuras, neither Brahmā nor the demigods could control them. Only the Supreme Personality of Godhead could counteract the disturbance.
The Lord desired to fight with His personal devotees. Their appearance as His enemies was therefore a form of service arranged by Him.
No one can surpass the Lord’s acts or prevent His will from being fulfilled. The purport especially applies this assurance to those ordered to preach His glories.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Threat and anger → Rescue and wonder. Divine protection appears amid cosmic confrontation.
Chapters 13–19 of Canto 3: Varāha, Jaya and Vijaya, Hiraṇyākṣa. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc
The Lord honors the sages and assures His fallen doorkeepers that they will soon return.
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The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.
Īśānukathā · The science of God
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Bhakti · Devotion and loving service
How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 3.16
In this verse: “devotees”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can recognizing the limits of my control help me serve the Lord with greater trust?
Share one statement from this verse or purport about the Supreme Lord’s greatness with someone willing to hear.
The story this chapter belongs to.
Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.
Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 3.16's connections
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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