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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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
8.6.318.6.33

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.6.32

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

ततो देवासुरा: कृत्वा संविदं कृतसौहृदा: ।

उद्यमं परमं चक्रुरमृतार्थे परन्तप ॥ ३२ ॥

tato devāsurāḥ kṛtvā

saṁvidaṁ kṛta-sauhṛdāḥ

udyamaṁ paramaṁ cakrur

amṛtārthe parantapa

Translation

O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, chastiser of enemies, the demigods and the demons thereafter made an armistice between them. Then, with great enterprise, they arranged to produce nectar, as proposed by Lord Indra.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

A Truce Makes Shared Effort Possible

  1. 1

    The demigods and demons agreed to stop fighting, at least for the time being.

  2. 2

    They then worked with great enterprise to produce nectar, as Lord Indra had proposed.

  3. 3

    The purport draws attention to saṁvidam, which here indicates their agreement. It explains that the related word saṁvit has several meanings, including promising, practical action and knowledge.

Key points from the purport
  • The word saṁvidam is significant in this verse.
  • The demigods and demons both agreed to stop fighting, at least for the time being, and endeavored to produce nectar.
  • The word saṁvit is variously used to mean “in fighting,” “in promising,” “for satisfying,” “in addressing,” “by practical action,” “indication,” and “knowledge.”

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:

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. tataḥthereafter
  2. deva-asurāḥboth the demons and the demigods
  3. kṛtvāexecuting
  4. saṁvidamindicating
  5. kṛta-sauhṛdāḥan armistice between them
  6. udyamamenterprise
  7. paramamsupreme
  8. cakruḥthey did
  9. amṛta-arthefor the sake of nectar
  10. parantapaO Mahārāja Parīkṣit, chastiser of enemies
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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

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 8.6

    In this verse: “knowledge”

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

Could setting aside a disagreement temporarily help me cooperate on a worthwhile task?

Practice

Agree with someone to set aside one disagreement while completing a shared task today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayA Truce Makes Shared Effort PossibleThis 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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