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Canto 8 · Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations · 24 chapters

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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
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

8.11.8 8.11.10

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.11.9

Mukti· Liberation

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Bali Mahārājasince 8.11.7inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

न वयं मन्यमानानामात्मानं तत्र साधनम् ।

गिरो व: साधुशोच्यानां गृह्णीमो मर्मताडना: ॥ ९ ॥

na vayaṁ manyamānānām

ātmānaṁ tatra sādhanam

giro vaḥ sādhu-śocyānāṁ

gṛhṇīmo marma-tāḍanāḥ

Translation

You demigods think that your own selves are the cause of your attaining fame and victory. Because of your ignorance, saintly persons feel sorry for you. Therefore, although your words afflict the heart, we do not accept them.

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

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

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1
Bali Mahārāja accused the demigods of thinking themselves the cause of their fame and victory.
2
He said that saintly persons felt sorry for them because of this ignorance.
3
Although their words afflicted the heart, Bali Mahārāja refused to accept them.

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

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 summary Back to this verse in chapter 8.11