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  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 8 · Chapter 10: The Battle Between the Demigods and the Demons
8.10.288.10.30-31

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.10.29

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 8.10.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

यमस्तु कालनाभेन विश्वकर्मा मयेन वै ।

शम्बरो युयुधे त्वष्ट्रा सवित्रा तु विरोचन: ॥ २९ ॥

yamas tu kālanābhena

viśvakarmā mayena vai

śambaro yuyudhe tvaṣṭrā

savitrā tu virocanaḥ

Translation

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

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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.

More Combatants Engage in Battle

  1. 1

    Yamarāja fought with Kālanābha.

  2. 2

    Viśvakarmā fought with Maya Dānava.

  3. 3

    Tvaṣṭā fought with Śambara, and the sun-god fought with Virocana.

How it feels

Danger and ambition → Divine rescue and surprise. Cooperation, rivalry and revelation alternate rapidly.

Chapters 5–12 of Canto 8: Churning the ocean, poison and nectar. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 10: The Battle Between the Demigods and the Demons

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Bali Mahārāja, the son of Virocana, became the commander in chief of the demons. In the beginning of the battle, the demigods prepared to defeat the demons.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 8.10
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yamaḥYamarāja
  2. tuindeed
  3. kālanābhenawith Kālanābha
  4. viśvakarmāViśvakarmā
  5. mayenawith Maya
  6. vaiindeed
  7. śambaraḥŚambara
  8. yuyudhefought
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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

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 8.10

    In this verse: “maya”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

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

Practice

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

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayMore Combatants Engage in BattleThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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