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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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 2: The Elephant Gajendra’s Crisis
8.2.48.2.6

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.2.5

Sthāna· The universe in order
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 8.2.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

सिद्धचारणगन्धर्वैर्विद्याधरमहोरगै: ।

किन्नरैरप्सरोभिश्च क्रीडद्भ‍िर्जुष्टकन्दर: ॥ ५ ॥

siddha-cāraṇa-gandharvair

vidyādhara-mahoragaiḥ

kinnarair apsarobhiś ca

krīḍadbhir juṣṭa-kandaraḥ

Translation

The inhabitants of the higher planets — the Siddhas, Cāraṇas, Gandharvas, Vidyādharas, serpents, Kinnaras and Apsarās — go to that mountain to sport. Thus all the caves of the mountain are full of these denizens of the heavenly planets.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Heavenly Inhabitants Enjoy Trikūṭa

  1. 1

    Siddhas, Cāraṇas, Gandharvas, Vidyādharas, serpents, Kinnaras and Apsarās visit the mountain to sport.

  2. 2

    The mountain’s caves are filled with these inhabitants of the heavenly planets.

  3. 3

    As ordinary people play in the salty ocean, these inhabitants float in the Ocean of Milk. They also enjoy various sports in Trikūṭa’s caves.

Key points from the purport
  • As ordinary men may play in the salty ocean, the inhabitants of the higher planetary systems go to the Ocean of Milk.
  • They float in the Ocean of Milk and also enjoy various sports within the caves of Trikūṭa Mountain.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

How it feels

Helplessness → Surrender and rescue. A mighty animal finally realizes the limits of strength.

Chapters 1–4 of Canto 8: Gajendra's struggle and prayers. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 2: The Elephant Gajendra’s Crisis

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

In the midst of the Ocean of Milk, there is a very high and beautiful mountain that has an altitude of ten thousand yojanas, or eighty thousand miles. This mountain is known as Trikūṭa.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 8.2
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. siddhaby the inhabitants of Siddhaloka
  2. cāraṇathe inhabitants of Cāraṇaloka
  3. gandharvaiḥthe inhabitants of Gandharvaloka
  4. vidyādharathe inhabitants of Vidyādhara-loka
  5. mahā-uragaiḥthe inhabitants of the serpent loka
  6. kinnaraiḥthe Kinnaras
  7. apsarobhiḥthe Apsarās
  8. caand
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Sthāna · Planetary systems

    How is the universe arranged, and what is our right place in it? · Subject 3 of 10

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the comparison with people playing in the ocean help you understand this scene?

Practice

Read the translation and purport together, noting the two places where the heavenly inhabitants sport.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayHeavenly Inhabitants Enjoy TrikūṭaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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