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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?
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Canto 8 · Chapter 10: The Battle Between the Demigods and the Demons
8.10.548.10.56

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.10.55

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 8.10.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तस्मिन्प्रविष्टेऽसुरकूटकर्मजा

माया विनेशुर्महिना महीयस: ।

स्वप्नो यथा हि प्रतिबोध आगते

हरिस्मृति: सर्वविपद्विमोक्षणम् ॥ ५५ ॥

tasmin praviṣṭe ’sura-kūṭa-karmajā

māyā vineśur mahinā mahīyasaḥ

svapno yathā hi pratibodha āgate

hari-smṛtiḥ sarva-vipad-vimokṣaṇam

Translation

As the dangers of a dream cease when the dreamer awakens, the illusions created by the jugglery of the demons were vanquished by the transcendental prowess of the Supreme Personality of Godhead as soon as He entered the battlefield. Indeed, simply by remembrance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one becomes free from all dangers.

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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.

Remembering the Lord Removes Danger

  1. 1

    As soon as the Supreme Personality of Godhead entered the battlefield, His transcendental prowess vanquished the demons’ illusions.

  2. 2

    The dangers of a dream cease when the dreamer awakens. In the same way, the demons’ false manifestations disappeared before the Lord.

  3. 3

    Simply by remembering the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one becomes free from all dangers.

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, finding no other recourse, surrendered again to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, who then appeared and counteracted all the illusions presented by the jugglery of the demons. Heroes among the demons such as Kālanemi, Mālī, Sumālī and Mālyavān fought the Supreme Personality of Godhead and were all killed by the Lord.
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. tasmin praviṣṭeupon the entrance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
  2. asuraof the demons
  3. kūṭa-karma-jābecause of the illusory, magical activities
  4. māyāthe false manifestations
  5. vineśuḥwere immediately curbed
  6. mahināby the superior power
  7. mahīyasaḥof the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is greater than the greatest
  8. svapnaḥdreams
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Moha · Material attachment

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

    In this verse: “illusions”

  • Vairāgya · Freedom from attachment

    Release from possessiveness and false identities. · Theme in SB 8.10

    In this verse: “free from”

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 8.10

    In this verse: “dangers”

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

When you feel afraid, how can you turn your attention toward remembering the Supreme Personality of Godhead?

Practice

Take one quiet minute today to remember the Supreme Personality of Godhead and reflect on His power to remove danger.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRemembering the Lord Removes DangerThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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