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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 23: The Demigods Regain the Heavenly Planets
8.23.22-238.23.25

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.23.24

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 8.23.18inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

ततस्त्विन्द्र: पुरस्कृत्य देवयानेन वामनम् ।

लोकपालैर्दिवं निन्ये ब्रह्मणा चानुमोदित: ॥ २४ ॥

tatas tv indraḥ puraskṛtya

deva-yānena vāmanam

loka-pālair divaṁ ninye

brahmaṇā cānumoditaḥ

Translation

Thereafter, along with all the leaders of the heavenly planets, Indra, the King of heaven, placed Lord Vāmanadeva before him and, with the approval of Lord Brahmā, brought Him to the heavenly planet in a celestial airplane.

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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.

Keeping Lord Vāmanadeva Before Us

  1. 1

    Indra placed Lord Vāmanadeva before him as he brought Him to the heavenly planet.

  2. 2

    All the leaders of the heavenly planets accompanied them in a celestial airplane.

  3. 3

    Lord Brahmā approved this journey, in which Lord Vāmanadeva was given the foremost place.

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 23: The Demigods Regain the Heavenly Planets

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Being very happy, Indra, along with his associates, placed Vāmanadeva before him and reentered the heavenly planet in their airplane. Having seen the wonderful activities of Lord Viṣṇu in the sacrificial arena of Bali Mahārāja, all the demigods, saintly persons, Pitās, Bhūtas and Siddhas glorified the Lord again and again.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 8.23
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tataḥthereafter
  2. tubut
  3. indraḥthe King of heaven
  4. puraskṛtyakeeping forward
  5. deva-yānenaby an airplane used by the demigods
  6. vāmanamLord Vāmana
  7. loka-pālaiḥwith the chiefs of all other planets
  8. divamto the heavenly planets
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 8.23

    In this verse: “king”

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

How can I give the Lord the foremost place in my day?

Practice

Before beginning one task today, pause to offer respect to Lord Vāmanadeva.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKeeping Lord Vāmanadeva Before UsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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