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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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
8.10.30-318.10.35

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 8.10.32-34

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

वृषाकपिस्तु जम्भेन महिषेण विभावसु: ।

इल्वल: सह वातापिर्ब्रह्मपुत्रैररिन्दम ॥ ३२ ॥

कामदेवेन दुर्मर्ष उत्कलो मातृभि: सह ।

बृहस्पतिश्चोशनसा नरकेण शनैश्चर: ॥ ३३ ॥

मरुतो निवातकवचै: कालेयैर्वसवोऽमरा: ।

विश्वेदेवास्तु पौलोमै रुद्रा: क्रोधवशै: सह ॥ ३४ ॥

vṛṣākapis tu jambhena

mahiṣeṇa vibhāvasuḥ

ilvalaḥ saha vātāpir

brahma-putrair arindama

kāmadevena durmarṣa

utkalo mātṛbhiḥ saha

bṛhaspatiś cośanasā

narakeṇa śanaiścaraḥ

maruto nivātakavacaiḥ

kāleyair vasavo ’marāḥ

viśvedevās tu paulomai

rudrāḥ krodhavaśaiḥ saha

Translation

O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, suppressor of enemies [Arindama], Lord Śiva fought with Jambha, and Vibhāvasu fought with Mahiṣāsura. Ilvala, along with his brother Vātāpi, fought the sons of Lord Brahmā. Durmarṣa fought with Cupid, the demon Utkala with the Mātṛkā demigoddesses, Bṛhaspati with Śukrācārya, and Śanaiścara [Saturn] with Narakāsura. The Maruts fought Nivātakavaca, the Vasus fought the Kālakeya demons, the Viśvedeva demigods fought the Pauloma demons, and the Rudras fought the Krodhavaśa demons, who were victims of anger.

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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.

Individuals and Groups Join the Fighting

  1. 1

    Lord Śiva fought with Jambha, and Vibhāvasu fought with Mahiṣāsura. Ilvala and his brother Vātāpi fought the sons of Lord Brahmā.

  2. 2

    Durmarṣa fought with Cupid, Utkala with the Mātṛkā demigoddesses, Bṛhaspati with Śukrācārya, and Śanaiścara with Narakāsura.

  3. 3

    The Maruts fought Nivātakavaca, the Vasus fought the Kālakeya demons, and the Viśvedeva demigods fought the Pauloma demons. The Rudras fought the Krodhavaśa demons, who were victims of anger.

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. vṛṣākapiḥLord Śiva
  2. tuindeed
  3. jambhenawith Jambha
  4. mahiṣeṇawith Mahiṣāsura
  5. vibhāvasuḥthe fire-god
  6. ilvalaḥthe demon Ilvala
  7. saha vātāpiḥwith his brother, Vātāpi
  8. brahma-putraiḥwith the sons of Brahmā, such as Vasiṣṭha
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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

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

What does the phrase “victims of anger” invite you to notice about anger in your own life?

Practice

If anger arises today, pause and name it before choosing your next words.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

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 8.10's connections

Live this todayIndividuals and Groups Join the FightingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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