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Vṛtrāsura's Glorious Death
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TRANSLATION
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Vṛtrāsura and King Indra spoke about devotional service even on the battlefield, and then as a matter of duty they again began fighting. My dear King, both of them were great fighters and were equally powerful.
TEXT 24
आविष्य परिघं वृत्रः काष्णायसमरिन्दमः ।
इन्द्राय प्राहिणोद् घोरं वामहस्तेन मारिष ॥२४॥
āvidhya parigham vṛtraḥ kārṣṇāyasam arindamaḥ indrāya prāhiṇod ghoram vāma-hastena māriṣa
āvidhya —whirling;  parigham —the club;  vṛtraḥ —Vṛtrāsura;  kārṣṇa-ayasam —made of iron;  arim-damaḥ —who was competent to subdue his enemy;  indrāya —at Indra;  prāhiṇot —threw;  ghoram —very fearful;  vāma-hastena —with his left hand;  māriṣa —O best of kings, Mahārāja Parikṣit.
TRANSLATION
O Mahārāja Parikṣit, Vṛtrāsura, who was completely able to subdue his enemy, took his iron club, whirled it around, aimed it at Indra and then threw it at him with his left hand.
TEXT 25
स तु वृत्रस्य परिघं करं च करमोपमम् ।
चिञ्छेद युगपद् देवो वज्रेण शतपर्वणा ॥२५॥
sa tu vṛtrasya parigham karam ca karabhopamam ciccheda yugapad devo vajreṇa śata-parvaṇā