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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.
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Canto 8 · Chapter 11: King Indra Annihilates the Demons
8.10.578.11.2

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.11.1

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 8.11.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

अथो सुरा: प्रत्युपलब्धचेतस:

परस्य पुंस: परयानुकम्पया ।

जघ्नुर्भृशं शक्रसमीरणादय-

स्तांस्तान्‍रणे यैरभिसंहता: पुरा ॥ १ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

atho surāḥ pratyupalabdha-cetasaḥ

parasya puṁsaḥ parayānukampayā

jaghnur bhṛśaṁ śakra-samīraṇādayas

tāṁs tān raṇe yair abhisaṁhatāḥ purā

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thereafter, by the supreme grace of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Hari, all the demigods, headed by Indra and Vāyu, were brought back to life. Being enlivened, the demigods began severely beating the very same demons who had defeated them before.

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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.

Renewed Strength Through Śrī Hari’s Grace

  1. 1

    The demigods were brought back to life by the supreme grace of Śrī Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

  2. 2

    Indra, Vāyu, and the other demigods became enlivened again. Their renewed strength depended on the Lord’s mercy.

  3. 3

    The demigods then severely attacked the same demons who had defeated them before.

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 11: King Indra Annihilates the Demons

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Having been graced by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the demigods began fighting the demons again, with renewed energy. King Indra released his thunderbolt against Bali, and when Bali fell, his friend Jambhāsura attacked Indra, who then cut off Jambhāsura’s head with his thunderbolt.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 8.11
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. athothereafter
  3. surāḥall the demigods
  4. pratyupalabdha-cetasaḥbeing enlivened again by revival of their consciousness
  5. parasyaof the Supreme
  6. puṁsaḥof the Personality of Godhead
  7. parayāsupreme
  8. anukampayāby the mercy
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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

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 8.11

    In this verse: “grace”, “mercy”

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

How can remembering the Lord’s mercy change the way I view my strength?

Practice

Take a quiet moment today to thank Śrī Hari for the strength you have.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRenewed Strength Through Śrī Hari’s GraceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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