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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
8.11.458.11.47

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.11.46

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 8.11.45inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

येऽवशिष्टा रणे तस्मिन् नारदानुमतेन ते ।

बलिं विपन्नमादाय अस्तं गिरिमुपागमन् ॥ ४६ ॥

ye ’vaśiṣṭā raṇe tasmin

nāradānumatena te

baliṁ vipannam ādāya

astaṁ girim upāgaman

Translation

Following the order of Nārada Muni, whatever demons remained on the battlefield took Bali Mahārāja, who was in a precarious condition, to the hill known as Astagiri.

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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.

Following Guidance While Helping the Stricken

  1. 1

    Some demons remained on the battlefield after the fighting.

  2. 2

    Following the order of Nārada Muni, they took Bali Mahārāja with them.

  3. 3

    Bali Mahārāja was in a precarious condition, and they brought him to the hill known as Astagiri.

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:

Following the instructions of Nārada, whatever demons remained alive on the battlefield took Bali Mahārāja to Asta Mountain. There, by the touch of Śukrācārya’s hand, Bali Mahārāja regained his senses and consciousness, and those demons whose heads and bodies had not been completely lost were brought back to life by the mystic power of Śukrācārya.
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. yesome of the demons who
  2. avaśiṣṭāḥremained
  3. raṇein the fight
  4. tasminin that
  5. nārada-anumatenaby the order of Nārada
  6. teall of them
  7. balimMahārāja Bali
  8. vipannamin reverses
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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

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 do you notice about the survivors’ response to Nārada Muni’s order?

Practice

Offer one small, practical help to someone who is having a difficult day.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 8.11's connections

Live this todayFollowing Guidance While Helping the StrickenThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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