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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 6 · Chapter 11: The Transcendental Qualities of Vṛtrāsura
6.11.66.11.8

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 6.11.7

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 6.11.6inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तेन देवगणा: सर्वे वृत्रविस्फोटनेन वै ।

निपेतुर्मूर्च्छिता भूमौ यथैवाशनिना हता: ॥ ७ ॥

tena deva-gaṇāḥ sarve

vṛtra-visphoṭanena vai

nipetur mūrcchitā bhūmau

yathaivāśaninā hatāḥ

Translation

When all the demigods heard Vṛtrāsura’s tumultuous roar, which resembled that of a lion, they fainted and fell to the ground as if struck by thunderbolts.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Even the Demigods Are Overwhelmed

  1. 1

    Vṛtrāsura’s tumultuous roar resembled the roar of a lion.

  2. 2

    All the demigods fainted when they heard it.

  3. 3

    They fell to the ground as if struck by thunderbolts.

How it feels

Danger → Fearless longing. A seeming enemy reveals the heart of a great devotee.

Chapters 11–13 of Canto 6: Vṛtrāsura's prayers and final battle. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 11: The Transcendental Qualities of Vṛtrāsura

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Struck by the blow of Vṛtrāsura, the elephant was pushed back fourteen yards and fell, with Indra on its back. King Indra had first accepted Viśvarūpa as his priest and thereafter killed him.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 6.11
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tenaby that
  2. deva-gaṇāḥthe demigods
  3. sarveall
  4. vṛtra-visphoṭanenathe tumultuous sound of Vṛtrāsura
  5. vaiindeed
  6. nipetuḥfell
  7. mūrcchitāḥfainted
  8. bhūmauon the ground
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 6.11

    In this verse: “heard”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the demigods’ collapse challenge my assumption that powerful beings cannot be overwhelmed?

Practice

Write one sentence describing the effect of Vṛtrāsura’s roar on the demigods.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayEven the Demigods Are OverwhelmedThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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