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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.21.16-17

नन्द: सुनन्दोऽथ जयो विजय: प्रबलो बल: । कुमुद: कुमुदाक्षश्च विष्वक्सेन: पतत्‍त्रिराट् ॥ १६ ॥ जयन्त: श्रुतदेवश्च पुष्पदन्तोऽथ सात्वत: । सर्वे नागायुतप्राणाश्चमूं ते जघ्नुरासुरीम् ॥ १७ ॥
nandaḥ sunando ’tha jayo
[nandah sunando ’tha jayo]
vijayaḥ prabalo balaḥ
[vijayah prabalo balah]
kumudaḥ kumudākṣaś ca
[kumudah kumudaakshash cha]
viṣvaksenaḥ patattrirāṭ
[vishvaksenah patattriraat]
jayantaḥ śrutadevaś ca
[jayantah shrutadevash cha]
puṣpadanto ’tha sātvataḥ
[pushpadanto ’tha saatvatah]
sarve nāgāyuta-prāṇāś
[sarve naagaayuta-praanaash]
camūṁ te jaghnur āsurīm
[chamoom te jaghnur aasureem]
Word-for-word
nandaḥ sunandaḥ — the associates of Lord Viṣṇu such as Nanda and Sunanda atha — in this way jayaḥ vijayaḥ prabalaḥ balaḥ kumudaḥ kumudākṣaḥ ca viṣvaksenaḥ — as well as Jaya, Vijaya, Prabala, Bala, Kumada, Kumudākṣa and Viṣvaksena patattri-rāṭ — Garuḍa, the king of the birds jayantaḥ śrutadevaḥ ca puṣpadantaḥ atha sātvataḥ — Jayanta, Śrutadeva, Puṣpadanta and Sātvata sarve — all of them nāga-ayuta-prāṇāḥ — as powerful as ten thousand elephants camūm — the soldiers of the demons te — they jaghnuḥ — killed āsurīm — demoniac.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nandaḥ sunando ’tha jayo
nandaḥ sunandaḥ
the associates of Lord Viṣṇu such as Nanda and Sunanda
vijayaḥ prabalo balaḥ
kumudaḥ kumudākṣaś ca
viṣvaksenaḥ patattrirāṭ
atha
in this way
jayantaḥ śrutadevaś ca
jayaḥ vijayaḥ prabalaḥ balaḥ kumudaḥ kumudākṣaḥ ca viṣvaksenaḥ
as well as Jaya, Vijaya, Prabala, Bala, Kumada, Kumudākṣa and Viṣvaksena
puṣpadanto ’tha sātvataḥ
patattri-rāṭ
Garuḍa, the king of the birds
sarve nāgāyuta-prāṇāś
camūṁ te jaghnur āsurīm
jayantaḥ śrutadevaḥ ca puṣpadantaḥ atha sātvataḥ
Jayanta, Śrutadeva, Puṣpadanta and Sātvata
sarve
all of them
nāga-ayuta-prāṇāḥ
as powerful as ten thousand elephants
camūm
the soldiers of the demons
te
they
jaghnuḥ
killed
āsurīm
demoniac.
Nanda, Sunanda, Jaya, Vijaya, Prabala, Bala, Kumuda, Kumudākṣa, Viṣvaksena, Patattrirāṭ [Garuḍa], Jayanta, Śrutadeva, Puṣpadanta and Sātvata were all associates of Lord Viṣṇu. They were as powerful as ten thousand elephants, and now they began killing the soldiers of the demons.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Nanda, Sunanda, Jaya, Vijaya, Prabala, Bala, Kumuda, Kumudākṣa, Viṣvaksena, Garuḍa Jayanta, Śrutadeva, Puṣpadanta and Sātvata, as powerful as ten thousand elephants, killed the demonic army. In order to show the frightful nature of offending the devotees of the Lord, expansions of Jaya and Vijaya fell from Vaikuṇṭha. [Note: The original forms remained in Vaikuṇṭha and in the present pastime they assist the Lord in the fight. Their expansions playing the roles of demons stayed n the material world until Kṛṣṇa liberated them. ] This has been explained in the description of Vaikuṇṭha in the Third Canto. Nāgas are elephants which move around Lokāloka mountain range. [Note: See SB 5.20.39.] Or they are elephants who are vibhūtis of the Lord in Vaikuṇṭha.
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Personal Guidance
Nanda, Sunanda, Jaya, Vijaya, Garuḍa, Jayanta, Śrutadeva — Viṣṇu's named associates, powerful as ten thousand elephants — began killing the demons. The named retinue is real. We are not protected by anonymous forces.
Reflection Questions
  • Whom can I name as my own 'associates of Viṣṇu' — and have I cultivated such a circle?
  • Where am I trying to survive on anonymous luck rather than named alliance?
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