224 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 6

yata danava-daiteyais
tavat sandhir vidhiyatam
kdlenanugrhitais tair
yavad vo bhava atmanah

yata—just execute; danava—with the demons; daiteyaih—and the
asuras; tdvat—so long; sandhih—a truce; vidhiyatam—execute;
kalena—by a favorable time (or kavyena—by Sukracarya);
anugrhitaih—receiving benedictions; taih—with them; ydvat—as long
as; vah—of you; bhavah—good fortune; atmanah—of yourselves.

TRANSLATION

As long as you are not flourishing, you should make a truce with
the demons and asuras, who are now being favored by time.

PURPORT

One word in this verse has two readings—kdlena and kdvyena.
Kalena means “favored by time,” and kaévyena means “favored by
Sukracarya,” Sukracarya being the spiritual master of the Daityas. The
demons and Daityas were favored in both ways, and therefore the
demigods were advised by the Supreme Lord to execute a truce for the
time being, until time favored them.

TEXT 20

MASE AKT: ah BATA |
afeaaag tar wa wedi Tt: NRoll

arayo "pi hi sandheyah
sati karyartha-gaurave
ahi-masikavad deva

hy arthasya padavirn gataih

arayah—enemies; api—although; hi—indeed; sandheyah—eligible
for a truce; sati—being so; kdrya-artha-gaurave—in the matter of an
