evaṁ viriñcādibhir īḍitas tad
śrī-śuka uvāca
evaṁ viriñcādibhir īḍitas tad
vijñāya teṣāṁ hṛdayaṁ yathaiva
jagāda jīmūta-gabhīrayā girā
baddhāñjalīn saṁvṛta-sarva-kārakān
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When the Lord was thus offered prayers by the devatās headed by Lord Brahmā, the Lord, understanding their hearts, in a deep voice that resembled the rumbling of clouds, replied to the devatās who all stood there attentively with folded hands.
The Lord understood that they were requesting that the he give them a method of regaining Svarga. Saṁvṛta-sarvakārakān means “all their senses were controlled.”
|| 8.6.17 ||
eka eveśvaras tasmin
sura-kārye sureśvaraḥ
vihartu-kāmas tān āha
samudronmathanādibhiḥ
Although the Supreme Lord, the master of the devatās, was capable of doing the activities of the devatās, he wanted to enjoy pastimes in churning the ocean, and therefore spoke as follows.
|| 8.6.18 ||
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
hanta brahmann aho śambho
he devā mama bhāṣitam
śṛṇutāvahitāḥ sarve
śreyo vaḥ syād yathā surāḥ
The Supreme Lord said: O Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and other devatās! Please hear me with great attention, so that you will have good fortune.
|| 8.6.19 ||
yāta dānava-daiteyais
tāvat sandhir vidhīyatām
kālenānugṛhītais tair
yāvad vo bhava ātmanaḥ
As long as you are not flourishing, you should make a truce with the demons, who are now being favored by time.
As long as you do not have prosperity (abhavaḥ),[126] make truce. When you are stronger, then you should fight.
|| 8.6.20 ||
arayo 'pi hi sandheyāḥ
sati kāryārtha-gaurave
ahi-mūṣikavad devā
hy arthasya padavīṁ gataiḥ
O devas! To attain an important goal one may even have to make a truce with one's enemies. On attain ones goal, one should be like the snake and the mouse.
The Lord teaches nīti, proper conduct. A snake caught in a box first made truce with a mouse in order to get out, and then ate the mouse. You should also have the intention of killing the demons afterwards.
|| 8.6.21 ||
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