Text 10] King Indra Annihilates the Demons
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situated in the upper planetary system. Therefore, when one is undisturbed by the so-called favorable and unfavorable circumstances of this material world, he should be understood to be  brahma-bhūta , or self-realized. As stated in  Bhagavad-gītā  (18.54),  brahma-bhūtaḥ prasannātmā na śocati na kāṅkṣati : “One who is transcendentally situated at once realizes the Supreme Brahman and becomes fully joyful.” When one is undisturbed by material circumstances, he should be understood to be on the transcendental stage, above the reactions of the three modes of material nature.
TEXT 9
न वयं मन्यमानानामात्मानं तत्र साधनम् । गिरो वः साधुशोच्यानां गृहीमो मर्मताडनाः ॥ ९ ॥
na vayam manyamānānām ātmānam tatra sādhanam giro vaḥ sādhu-śocyānām gṛhṇīmo marma-tāḍanāḥ
na—not; vayam—we; manyamānānām—who are considering; ātmānam—the self; tatra—in victory or defeat; sādhanam—the cause; giraḥ—the words; vaḥ—of you; sādhu-śocyānām—who are to be pitied by the saintly persons; gṛhṇīmaḥ—accept; marma-tāḍanāḥ—which afflict the heart.
TRANSLATION
You demigods think that your own selves are the cause of your attaining fame and victory. Because of your ignorance, saintly persons feel sorry for you. Therefore, although your words afflict the heart, we do not accept them.
TEXT 10
श्रीशुक उवाच
इत्याक्षिप्य विभुं वीरो नाराचैर्वरिमर्दनः ।
अकर्णपूर्णैरहनदाक्षेपैराहतं पुनः ॥१०॥