Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 1
Deva–Asura Battle after the Nectar; Bali’s Illusions and Hari’s Intervention
श्रीशुक उवाच इति दानवदैतेया नाविन्दन्नमृतं नृप । युक्ता: कर्मणि यत्ताश्च वासुदेवपराङ्मुखा: ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca iti dānava-daiteyā nāvindann amṛtaṁ nṛpa yuktāḥ karmaṇi yattāś ca vāsudeva-parāṅmukhāḥ
Śukadeva nói: Tâu Đại vương, các Dānava và Daitya đã dốc hết tâm lực vào việc khuấy biển, nhưng vì quay lưng với Vāsudeva (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) nên họ không thể đạt được cam lộ.
FAQs
Because they were vāsudeva-parāṅmukha—averse to Vāsudeva—so despite intense effort in the churning-related work, they were not granted the nectar.
To highlight that mere endeavor or ritual labor is insufficient without devotion and right orientation toward the Supreme Lord, a central theme Parīkṣit seeks to understand before death.
It teaches that success without God-centered intention can still leave one spiritually empty; align work with remembrance, humility, and devotion to Vāsudeva for lasting benefit.