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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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 7: Lord Śiva Saves the Universe by Drinking Poison
8.7.48.7.6

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.7.5

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 8.7.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

कृतस्थानविभागास्त एवं कश्यपनन्दना: ।

ममन्थु: परमं यत्ता अमृतार्थं पयोनिधिम् ॥ ५ ॥

kṛta-sthāna-vibhāgās ta

evaṁ kaśyapa-nandanāḥ

mamanthuḥ paramaṁ yattā

amṛtārthaṁ payo-nidhim

Translation

After thus adjusting how the snake was to be held, the sons of Kaśyapa, both demigods and demons, began their activities, desiring to get nectar by churning the Ocean of Milk.

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

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Settling Roles and Beginning the Work

  1. 1

    The demigods and demons adjusted where each would hold the snake.

  2. 2

    Both groups are described as sons of Kaśyapa.

  3. 3

    Once their places were settled, they began churning the Ocean of Milk, desiring nectar.

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 7: Lord Śiva Saves the Universe by Drinking Poison

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

With the understanding that when the nectar was generated from the churning they would share it equally, the demigods and the demons brought Vāsuki to be used as the rope for the churning rod. By the expert arrangement of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the demons held the snake near the mouth, whereas the demigods held the tail of the great snake.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 8.7
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. kṛtaadjusting
  2. sthāna-vibhāgāḥthe division of the places they were to hold
  3. tethey
  4. evamin this way
  5. kaśyapa-nandanāḥthe sons of Kaśyapa (both the demigods and the demons)
  6. mamanthuḥchurned
  7. paramamwith great
  8. yattāḥendeavor
  9. amṛta-arthamfor getting nectar
  10. payaḥ-nidhimthe Ocean of Milk
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Is there a shared task that could begin once everyone's role is clear?

Practice

Clarify your part in one shared task today, then take the first step.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todaySettling Roles and Beginning the WorkThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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