SB 8.6.32

TEXT 32

TEXT

ततो देवासुराः कृत्वा संविदं कृतसौहृदाः ।
उद्यमं परमं चक्रुर् अमृतार्थे परन्तप ॥ ३२ ॥

tato devasurah krtva

samvidam krta-sauhrdah

udyamam paramam cakrur

amrtarthe parantapa

tatah-thereafter; deva-asurah-both the demons and the demigods; krtva-executing; samvidam-indicating; krta-sauhrdah-an armistice between them; udyamam-enterprise; paramam-supreme; cakruh-they did; amrta-arthe-for the sake of nectar; parantapa-O Maharaja Pariksit, chastiser of enemies.

TRANSLATION

O Maharaja Pariksit, chastiser of enemies, the demigods and the demons thereafter made an armistice between them. Then, with great enterprise, they arranged to produce nectar, as proposed by Lord Indra.

PURPORT

The word samvidam is significant in this verse. The demigods and demons both agreed to stop fighting, at least for the time being, and endeavored to produce nectar. Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura notes in this connection:

samvid yuddhe pratijnayam
acare namni tosane
sambhasane kriyakare
saṅketa-jnanayor api

The word samvit is variously used to mean "in fighting," "in promising," "for satisfying," "in addressing," "by practical action," "indication," and "knowledge."