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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 23: The Demigods Regain the Heavenly Planets
8.23.248.23.26-27

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.23.25

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 8.23.18inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

प्राप्य त्रिभुवनं चेन्द्र उपेन्द्रभुजपालित: ।

श्रिया परमया जुष्टो मुमुदे गतसाध्वस: ॥ २५ ॥

prāpya tri-bhuvanaṁ cendra

upendra-bhuja-pālitaḥ

śriyā paramayā juṣṭo

mumude gata-sādhvasaḥ

Translation

Indra, King of heaven, being protected by the arms of Vāmanadeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, thus regained his rule of the three worlds and was reinstated in his own position, supremely opulent, fearless and fully satisfied.

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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.

Fearless Under the Lord’s Protection

  1. 1

    Indra was protected by the arms of Vāmanadeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

  2. 2

    Under that protection, Indra regained his rule of the three worlds and was reinstated in his own position.

  3. 3

    He was supremely opulent, fearless and fully satisfied.

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:

All the great saintly persons accepted Lord Vāmanadeva as the benefactor of Lord Indra because He had returned Indra to his heavenly planet. They accepted the Supreme Personality of Godhead as the maintainer of all the affairs of the universe.
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. prāpyaafter obtaining
  2. tri-bhuvanamthe three worlds
  3. caalso
  4. indraḥthe King of heaven
  5. upendra-bhuja-pālitaḥbeing protected by the arms of Vāmanadeva, Upendra
  6. śriyāby opulence
  7. paramayāby supreme
  8. juṣṭaḥthus being served
  9. mumudeenjoyed
  10. gata-sādhvasaḥwithout fear of the demons
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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

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 8.23

    In this verse: “fearless”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 8.23

    In this verse: “king”

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 8.23

    In this verse: “protected”

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

What does Indra’s dependence on the Lord’s protection teach me?

Practice

When a worry arises today, pause and remember Lord Vāmanadeva’s protection of Indra.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayFearless Under the Lord’s ProtectionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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