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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 15: Bali Mahārāja Conquers the Heavenly Planets

8.15.29 8.15.31

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.15.30

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Bṛhaspati, the spiritual master of the demigodssince 8.15.28inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तस्मान्निलयमुत्सृज्य यूयं सर्वे त्रिविष्टपम् ।

यात कालं प्रतीक्षन्तो यत: शत्रोर्विपर्यय: ॥ ३० ॥

tasmān nilayam utsṛjya

yūyaṁ sarve tri-viṣṭapam

yāta kālaṁ pratīkṣanto

yataḥ śatror viparyayaḥ

Translation

Therefore, waiting until the situation of your enemies is reversed, you should all leave this heavenly planet and go elsewhere, where you will not be seen.

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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.

Withdraw and Wait When Advised

1
The demigods were advised to leave the heavenly planet rather than remain there.
2
They were to go elsewhere, where they would not be seen.
3
Their instruction was to wait until the situation of their enemies was reversed.

How it feels

Loss and hope → Revelation. A shift in fortune sets up a spiritual test.

Chapters 15–18 of Canto 8: Bali, Aditi and Vāmana's appearance. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 15: Bali Mahārāja Conquers the Heavenly Planets

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Under the circumstances, Bṛhaspati advised the demigods to leave the heavenly planets and keep themselves somewhere invisible. The demigods followed his orders, and Bali Mahārāja, along with his associates, gained the entire kingdom of Indra.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 8.15

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

tasmāttherefore
nilayamnot visible
utsṛjyagiving up
yūyamyou
sarveall
tri-viṣṭapamthe heavenly kingdom
yātago somewhere else
kālamtime

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.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Can I accept the need to step back and wait rather than force an immediate result?

Practice

In one nonurgent difficulty today, pause before acting and consider whether waiting is wiser.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayWithdraw and Wait When AdvisedThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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