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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 9: The Lord Incarnates as Mohinī-Mūrti
8.9.268.9.28

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.9.27

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 8.9.11inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

पीतप्रायेऽमृते देवैर्भगवान् लोकभावन: ।

पश्यतामसुरेन्द्राणां स्वं रूपं जगृहे हरि: ॥ २७ ॥

pīta-prāye ’mṛte devair

bhagavān loka-bhāvanaḥ

paśyatām asurendrāṇāṁ

svaṁ rūpaṁ jagṛhe hariḥ

Translation

The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the best friend and well-wisher of the three worlds. Thus when the demigods had almost finished drinking the nectar, the Lord, in the presence of all the demons, disclosed His original form.

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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.

The Lord Is Everyone’s Well-Wisher

  1. 1

    The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the best friend and well-wisher of the three worlds.

  2. 2

    The demigods had almost finished drinking the nectar when the Lord revealed His original form.

  3. 3

    The Lord disclosed His original form in the presence of all the demons.

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 9: The Lord Incarnates as Mohinī-Mūrti

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

After the demigods finished drinking the nectar, the Supreme Personality of Godhead assumed His own form. Śukadeva Gosvāmī ends this chapter by describing how powerful is the chanting of the holy names, pastimes and paraphernalia of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 8.9
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. pīta-prāyewhen almost finished being drunk
  2. amṛtethe nectar
  3. devaiḥby the demigods
  4. bhagavānthe Supreme Personality of Godhead as Mohinī-mūrti
  5. loka-bhāvanaḥthe maintainer and well-wisher of the three worlds
  6. paśyatāmin the presence of
  7. asura-indrāṇāmall the demons, with their chiefs
  8. svamown
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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

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 8.9

    In this verse: “friend”

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

How does remembering the Lord as the best friend of the three worlds affect my trust in Him?

Practice

Take a quiet moment today to remember the Supreme Personality of Godhead as your best friend and well-wisher.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord Is Everyone’s Well-WisherThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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