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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.6.13

कृतान्त आसीत् समरो देवानां सह दानवै: । पार्ष्णिग्राहो वृतो वीरो देवैर्दैत्यपराजितै: ॥ १३ ॥
kṛtānta āsīt samaro
[kritaanta aaseet samaro]
devānāṁ saha dānavaiḥ
[devaanaam saha daanavaih]
pārṣṇigrāho vṛto vīro
[paarshnigraaho vrito veero]
devair daitya-parājitaiḥ
[devair daitya-paraajitaih]
Word-for-word
kṛta-antaḥ — a devastating war āsīt — there was samaraḥ — a fight devānām — of the demigods saha — with dānavaiḥ — the demons pārṣṇigrāhaḥ — a very good assistant vṛtaḥ — accepted vīraḥ — a hero devaiḥ — by the demigods daitya — by the demons parājitaiḥ — who had been conquered.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kṛtānta āsīt samaro
kṛta-antaḥ
a devastating war
āsīt
there was
samaraḥ
a fight
devānāṁ saha dānavaiḥ
devānām
of the demigods
saha
with
dānavaiḥ
the demons
pārṣṇigrāho vṛto vīro
pārṣṇigrāhaḥ
a very good assistant
vṛtaḥ
accepted
vīraḥ
a hero
devair daitya-parājitaiḥ
devaiḥ
by the demigods
daitya
by the demons
parājitaiḥ
who had been conquered.
Formerly, there was a devastating war between the demigods and the demons. The demigods, having been defeated, accepted Purañjaya as their assistant and then conquered the demons. Therefore this hero is known as Purañjaya, “he who conquered the residence of the demons.”
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Formerly, there was a devastating war between the devatās and the demons. The devatās, having been defeated, accepted Purañjaya as their assistant. There was a war similar to the destruction of the universe. During that war Purañjaya was accepted as an ally by the devatās.
Personal Guidance
Even the demigods sometimes need human help to win their battles. Cooperation across very different levels of being is built into the Lord's arrangement — no one is too small to be needed.
Reflection Questions
  • Where might I be needed by someone 'higher' than me — a senior, a teacher, a community — more than I realize?
  • Whom 'lower' or younger than me am I underestimating as a potential ally?
📝 My note

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