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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 22: Bali Mahārāja Surrenders His Life
8.22.338.22.35

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.22.34

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Lordsince 8.22.31inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

न त्वामभिभविष्यन्ति लोकेशा: किमुतापरे ।

त्वच्छासनातिगान् दैत्यांश्चक्रं मे सूदयिष्यति ॥ ३४ ॥

na tvām abhibhaviṣyanti

lokeśāḥ kim utāpare

tvac-chāsanātigān daityāṁś

cakraṁ me sūdayiṣyati

Translation

On the planet Sutala, not even the predominating deities of other planets, what to speak of ordinary people, will be able to conquer you. As far as the demons are concerned, if they transgress your rule, My disc will kill them.

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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.

The Lord Promises Protection on Sutala

  1. 1

    The Lord assured Bali Mahārāja that the predominating deities of other planets would not be able to conquer him on Sutala.

  2. 2

    Ordinary people would likewise be unable to conquer him. His security rested on the Lord’s promise.

  3. 3

    The Lord declared that His disc would kill demons who transgressed Bali Mahārāja’s rule.

How it feels

Public loss and humiliation → Total surrender. An apparent external defeat conceals a devotional triumph.

Chapters 19–23 of Canto 8: Vāmana tests Bali; Bali offers everything. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 22: Bali Mahārāja Surrenders His Life

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The Lord then described how a nondevotee’s possession of wealth is a danger whereas a devotee’s opulence is a benediction from the Lord. Then, being pleased with Bali Mahārāja, the Supreme Lord offered His disc to protect Bali Mahārāja and promised to remain with him.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 8.22
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. nanot
  2. tvāmunto you
  3. abhibhaviṣyantiwill be able to conquer
  4. loka-īśāḥthe predominating deities of the various planets
  5. kim uta aparewhat to speak of ordinary people
  6. tvat-śāsana-atigānwho transgress your rulings
  7. daityānsuch demons
  8. cakramdisc
  9. meMy
  10. sūdayiṣyatiwill kill
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does this promise show me about the Lord’s power to protect Bali Mahārāja?

Practice

Read this promise slowly, then write one sentence describing the protection the Lord offered Bali Mahārāja.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord Promises Protection on SutalaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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