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Canto 8 · Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations · 24 chapters

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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
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

8.6.15 8.6.17

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.6.16

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 8.6.16inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

एवं विरिञ्चादिभिरीडितस्तद्

विज्ञाय तेषां हृदयं यथैव ।

जगाद जीमूतगभीरया गिरा

बद्धाञ्जलीन्संवृतसर्वकारकान् ॥ १६ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

evaṁ viriñcādibhir īḍitas tad

vijñāya teṣāṁ hṛdayaṁ yathaiva

jagāda jīmūta-gabhīrayā girā

baddhāñjalīn saṁvṛta-sarva-kārakān

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: When the Lord was thus offered prayers by the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā, He understood the purpose for which they had approached Him. Therefore, in a deep voice that resembled the rumbling of clouds, the Lord replied to the demigods, who all stood there attentively with folded hands.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Listen to the Lord With Respect

1
The demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā, offered prayers to the Lord. He understood the purpose for which they had approached Him.
2
The Lord replied in a deep voice resembling the rumbling of clouds.
3
The demigods stood attentively with folded hands. Their posture expressed respect as they received His reply.

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

Chapter 6: The Demigods and Demons Declare a Truce

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Innumerable universes exist within His form, and therefore He is never separated from these universes by time, space or circumstances. He is the chief and the pradhāna.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 8.6