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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 6: The Demigods and Demons Declare a Truce
8.6.288.6.30

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.6.29

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 8.6.26inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

ते वैरोचनिमासीनं गुप्तं चासुरयूथपै: ।

श्रिया परमया जुष्टं जिताशेषमुपागमन् ॥ २९ ॥

te vairocanim āsīnaṁ

guptaṁ cāsura-yūtha-paiḥ

śriyā paramayā juṣṭaṁ

jitāśeṣam upāgaman

Translation

The demigods approached Bali Mahārāja, the son of Virocana, and sat down near him. Bali Mahārāja was protected by the commanders of the demons and was most opulent, having conquered the entire universe.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Approaching Bali Mahārāja for Discussion

  1. 1

    The demigods approached Bali Mahārāja, the son of Virocana, and sat down near him.

  2. 2

    Bali Mahārāja was protected by the commanders of the demons.

  3. 3

    Having conquered the entire universe, he possessed great opulence. The demigods came to meet him in this powerful position.

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:

Following the instructions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the demigods established a peace with Mahārāja Bali, the King of the demons. Then both the demons and the demigods started for the ocean, taking Mandara Mountain with them.
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. teall the demigods
  2. vairocanimunto Balirāja, the son of Virocana
  3. āsīnamsitting down
  4. guptamwell protected
  5. caand
  6. asura-yūtha-paiḥby the commanders of the asuras
  7. śriyāby opulence
  8. paramayāsupreme
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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

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 8.6

    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

Am I willing to approach someone and sit down for a discussion?

Practice

Make time to sit down with someone for a calm conversation today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 8.6's connections

Live this todayApproaching Bali Mahārāja for DiscussionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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