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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 11: King Indra Annihilates the Demons
8.11.188.11.20

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.11.19

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 8.11.10inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

जम्भं श्रुत्वा हतं तस्य ज्ञातयो नारदाद‍ृषे: ।

नमुचिश्च बल: पाकस्तत्रापेतुस्त्वरान्विता: ॥ १९ ॥

jambhaṁ śrutvā hataṁ tasya

jñātayo nāradād ṛṣeḥ

namuciś ca balaḥ pākas

tatrāpetus tvarānvitāḥ

Translation

When Nārada Ṛṣi informed Jambhāsura’s friends and relatives that Jambhāsura had been killed, the three demons named Namuci, Bala and Pāka arrived on the battlefield in great haste.

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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.

News Brings More Demons to Battle

  1. 1

    Nārada Ṛṣi informed Jambhāsura’s friends and relatives that he had been killed.

  2. 2

    The three demons Namuci, Bala and Pāka responded to this news.

  3. 3

    They arrived on the battlefield in great haste.

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:

When Nārada Muni learned that Jambhāsura had been killed, he informed Jambhāsura’s relatives Namuci, Bala and Pāka, who then went to the battlefield and attacked the demigods. Indra, King of heaven, severed the heads of Bala and Pāka and released the weapon known as kuliśa, the thunderbolt, against Namuci’s shoulder.
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. jambhamJambhāsura
  2. śrutvāafter hearing
  3. hatamhad been killed
  4. tasyahis
  5. jñātayaḥfriends and relatives
  6. nāradātfrom the source Nārada
  7. ṛṣeḥfrom the great saint
  8. namuciḥthe demon Namuci
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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

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 8.11

    In this verse: “friends”

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 does the phrase “in great haste” shape my understanding of their response?

Practice

Summarize the verse in one sentence, distinguishing the news from the response.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayNews Brings More Demons to BattleThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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