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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 8 · Chapter 10: The Battle Between the Demigods and the Demons
8.10.48.10.6

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.10.5

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

तत्र दैवासुरो नाम रण: परमदारुण: ।

रोधस्युदन्वतो राजंस्तुमुलो रोमहर्षण: ॥ ५ ॥

tatra daivāsuro nāma

raṇaḥ parama-dāruṇaḥ

rodhasy udanvato rājaṁs

tumulo roma-harṣaṇaḥ

Translation

O King, a fierce battle on the beach of the Ocean of Milk ensued between the demigods and the demons. The fighting was so terrible that simply hearing about it would make the hair on one’s body stand on end.

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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.

The Terrible Intensity of Battle

  1. 1

    The demigods and demons fought on the beach of the Ocean of Milk.

  2. 2

    The battle was fierce and terrible.

  3. 3

    Simply hearing about the fighting would make the hair on one's body stand on end.

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:

The demigods and demons churned the Ocean of Milk to get nectar from it, but the demons, not being devotees of the Lord, could derive no profit. After feeding nectar to the demigods, Lord Viṣṇu returned to His abode on the back of Garuḍa, but the demons, being most aggrieved, again declared war against the demigods.
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. tatrathere (at the beach of the Ocean of Milk)
  2. daivathe demigods
  3. asuraḥthe demons
  4. nāmaas they are celebrated
  5. raṇaḥfighting
  6. paramavery much
  7. dāruṇaḥfierce
  8. rodhasion the beach of the sea
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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 8.10

    In this verse: “hearing”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 8.10

    In this verse: “king”

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

Do I recognize how frightening the battle described here was?

Practice

Read the translation slowly once, giving attention to the words describing the battle's intensity.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Terrible Intensity of BattleThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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