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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 6: The Demigods and Demons Declare a Truce
8.6.138.6.15

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.6.14

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Brahmāsince 8.6.8inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

स त्वं विधत्स्वाखिललोकपाला

वयं यदर्थास्तव पादमूलम् ।

समागतास्ते बहिरन्तरात्मन्

किं वान्यविज्ञाप्यमशेषसाक्षिण: ॥ १४ ॥

sa tvaṁ vidhatsvākhila-loka-pālā

vayaṁ yad arthās tava pāda-mūlam

samāgatās te bahir-antar-ātman

kiṁ vānya-vijñāpyam aśeṣa-sākṣiṇaḥ

Translation

My Lord, we, the various demigods, the directors of this universe, have come to Your lotus feet. Please fulfill the purpose for which we have come. You are the witness of everything, from within and without. Nothing is unknown to You, and therefore it is unnecessary to inform You again of anything.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Serve Sincerely And Trust Kṛṣṇa’s Care

  1. 1

    Individual souls are proprietors of their own bodies, but the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the proprietor of all bodies. As everyone’s witness, He knows all our needs.

  2. 2

    Our duty is to execute devotional service sincerely under the direction of the spiritual master.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa supplies what we need for devotional service by His grace. By following the orders of Kṛṣṇa and guru, necessities are supplied even without our asking.

Key points from the purport
  • Since He is the witness of everyone’s body, nothing is unknown to Him.
  • Our duty, therefore, is to execute devotional service sincerely, under the direction of the spiritual master.
  • Then all necessities will be supplied by Kṛṣṇa, even if we do not ask for them.

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

Connected verses· 1

The purport of SB 8.6.14 quotesBG 13.3

As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (13.3), kṣetra-jñaṁ cāpi māṁ viddhi sarva-kṣetreṣu bhārata.

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

How it feels

Danger and ambition → Divine rescue and surprise. Cooperation, rivalry and revelation alternate rapidly.

Chapters 5–12 of Canto 8: Churning the ocean, poison and nectar. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 6: The Demigods and Demons Declare a Truce

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, in His various forms, is always present even within this material world, but the material qualities cannot touch Him. One can understand His position only by His instructions, as given in Bhagavad-gītā.”
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 8.6
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. saḥthat
  2. tvamYour Lordship
  3. vidhatsvakindly do the needful
  4. akhila-loka-pālāḥthe demigods, directors of different departments of this universe
  5. vayamall of us
  6. yatthat which
  7. arthāḥpurpose
  8. tavaat Your Lordship’s
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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

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 8.6

    In this verse: “duty”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 8.6

    In this verse: “grace”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 8.6

    In this verse: “devotional service”

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 might trusting that Kṛṣṇa knows your needs help you serve more sincerely?

Practice

Put one instruction from Kṛṣṇa or the spiritual master into practice today, remembering that Kṛṣṇa already knows your needs.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayServe Sincerely And Trust Kṛṣṇa’s CareThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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