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  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 11: King Indra Annihilates the Demons
8.11.428.11.44

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.11.43

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 8.11.37inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

ब्रह्मणा प्रेषितो देवान्देवर्षिर्नारदो नृप ।

वारयामास विबुधान्‍द‍ृष्ट्वा दानवसङ्‌क्षयम् ॥ ४३ ॥

brahmaṇā preṣito devān

devarṣir nārado nṛpa

vārayām āsa vibudhān

dṛṣṭvā dānava-saṅkṣayam

Translation

O King, when Lord Brahmā saw the imminent total annihilation of the demons, he sent a message with Nārada, who went before the demigods to make them stop fighting.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Brahmā Intervenes to Stop the Fighting

  1. 1

    Lord Brahmā saw that the demons faced imminent total annihilation.

  2. 2

    He sent a message with Nārada to stop the fighting.

  3. 3

    Nārada went before the demigods to deliver this instruction.

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:

Then, at the request of Lord Brahmā, Nārada went to the demigods and forbade them to kill the demons any longer. All the demigods then returned to their abodes.
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. brahmaṇāby Lord Brahmā
  2. preṣitaḥsent
  3. devānunto the demigods
  4. deva-ṛṣiḥthe great sage of the heavenly planets
  5. nāradaḥNārada Muni
  6. nṛpaO King
  7. vārayām āsaforbade
  8. vibudhānall the demigods
  9. dṛṣṭvāafter seeing
  10. dānava-saṅkṣayamthe total annihilation of the demons
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 8.11

    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

What stands out to you about Brahmā’s decision to stop the fighting?

Practice

If a disagreement arises today, pause and consider whether you can help bring it to a peaceful stop.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayBrahmā Intervenes to Stop the FightingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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