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  "name":"SB 8.21.24",
  "h1":"SB 8.21.24",
  "label":"Text 24",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.21.24",
  "description":"Unless providence is in our favor, we shall not be able to gain victory. Therefore we must wait for that favorable time when our defeating them will be possible."

} —

SB 8.21.24

Text

etān vayaṁ vijeṣyāmo
yadi daivaṁ prasīdati
tasmāt kālaṁ pratīkṣadhvaṁ
yo no 'rthatvāya kalpate

Synonyms

etān—all these soldiers of the demigods; vayam—we; vijeṣyāmaḥ—shall gain victory over them; yadi—if; daivam—providence; prasīdati—is in favor; tasmāt—therefore; kālam—that favorable time; pratīkṣadhvam—wait until; yaḥ—which; naḥ—our; arthatvāya kalpate—should be considered in our favor.

Translation

Unless providence is in our favor, we shall not be able to gain victory. Therefore we must wait for that favorable time when our defeating them will be possible.