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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 6, Ch. 14]
TEXT 7
अत्र नः संशयो भूयाञ्छ्रोतुं कौतूहलं प्रभो । यः पौरुषेण समरे सहस्राक्षमतोषयत् ॥ ७ ॥
atra naḥ saṁśayo bhūyān chrotuṁ kautūhalaṁ prabho yaḥ pauruṣeṇa samare sahasrākṣam atoṣayat
atra —in this connection;  naḥ —our;  saṁśayaḥ —doubt;  bhūyān —great;  śrotum —to hear;  kautūhalam —eagerness;  prabho —O my lord;  yaḥ —he who;  pauruṣeṇa —by bravery and strength;  samare —in battle;  sahasra-akṣam —Lord Indra, who has one thousand eyes;  atoṣayat —pleased.
TRANSLATION
My dear lord, Śukadeva Gosvāmī, although Vṛtrāsura was a sinful demon, he showed the prowess of a most exalted kṣatriya and satisfied Lord Indra in battle. How could such a demon be a great devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa? These contradictions have caused me great doubt, and they have made me eager to hear of this from you.
TEXT 8
श्रीसूत उवाच
परीक्षितोऽथ संप्रश्नं भगवान् बादरायणिः । निशम्य श्रद्धानस्य प्रतिनन्द्य वचोऽब्रवीत् ॥ ८ ॥
śrī-sūta uvāca parīkṣito 'tha sampraśnaṁ bhagavān bādarāyaṇiḥ niśamya śraddadhānasya pratinandya vaco 'bravūt
śrī-sūtaḥ uvāca —Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī said;  parīkṣitaḥ —of Mahārāja Parīkṣit;  atha —thus;  sampraśnam —the perfect question;  bhagavān —