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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
8.6.248.6.26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.6.25

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Personality of Godheadsince 8.6.18inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

न भेतव्यं कालकूटाद् विषाज्जलधिसम्भवात् ।

लोभ: कार्यो न वो जातु रोष: कामस्तु वस्तुषु ॥ २५ ॥

na bhetavyaṁ kālakūṭād

viṣāj jaladhi-sambhavāt

lobhaḥ kāryo na vo jātu

roṣaḥ kāmas tu vastuṣu

Translation

A poison known as kālakūṭa will be generated from the Ocean of Milk, but you should not fear it. And when various products are churned from the ocean, you should not be greedy for them or anxious to obtain them, nor should you be angry.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Wait Patiently for the Real Goal

  1. 1

    The Lord warned that kālakūṭa poison would arise from the Ocean of Milk. He told the demigods not to fear it.

  2. 2

    The churning would also produce valuable gems, nectar and beautiful women. The demigods were told not to become greedy, anxious to obtain these products or angry.

  3. 3

    Their real purpose was to obtain the nectar. They were therefore advised to wait patiently rather than become distracted by other attractions.

Key points from the purport
  • It appears that by the churning process many things would be generated from the Ocean of Milk, including poison, valuable gems, nectar and many beautiful women.
  • The demigods were advised, however, not to be greedy for the gems or beautiful women, but to wait patiently for the nectar.
  • The real purpose was to get the nectar.

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

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, who is known as Ajita, unconquerable, advised the demigods to make a peace proposal to the demons, so that after formulating a truce, the demigods and demons could churn the Ocean of Milk. The rope would be the biggest serpent, known as Vāsuki, and the churning rod would be Mandara Mountain.
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. nanot
  2. bhetavyamshould be afraid
  3. kālakūṭātof kālakūṭa
  4. viṣātfrom the poison
  5. jaladhifrom the Ocean of Milk
  6. sambhavātwhich will appear
  7. lobhaḥgreed
  8. kāryaḥexecution
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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 8.6

    In this verse: “fear”

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 attraction is distracting me from the purpose I should patiently pursue?

Practice

Set aside one tempting distraction today and give that time to the task you intended to complete.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayWait Patiently for the Real GoalThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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