Text 16]
The Downfall of Saubhari Muni
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in the service of Purañjaya;  babhūva —he became;  indraḥ —the King of heaven;  mahā-vṛṣaḥ —a great bull.
TRANSLATION
Purañjaya agreed to kill all the demons, on the condition that Indra would be his carrier. Because of pride, Indra could not accept this proposal, but later, by the order of the Supreme Lord, Viṣṇu, Indra did accept it and became a great bull carrier for Purañjaya.
TEXTS 15-16
स संनद्धो धनुर्दिव्यमादाय विशिखाञ्छितान् । 
    स्तूयमानस्तमारुह्य युयुत्सुः कर्कुदि स्थितः ॥१५॥ 
    तेजसाप्यायितो विष्णोः पुरुषस्य महात्मनः । 
    प्रतीच्यां दिशि दैत्यानां न्यरुणत् त्रिदशैः पुरम् ॥१६॥
sa sannaddho dhanur divyam 
    ādāya viśikhāñ chitān 
    stūyamānas tam āruhya 
    yuyutsuḥ kakudi sthitaḥ
tejasāpyāyito viṣṇoḥ 
    puruṣasya mahātmanaḥ 
    pratīcyām diśi daityānām 
    nyaruṇat tridaśaiḥ puram
saḥ —he, Purañjaya;  sannaddhaḥ —being well equipped;  dhanuḥ divyam —a first-class or transcendental bow;  ādāya —taking;  viśikhān —arrows;  śitān —very sharp;  stūyamānaḥ —being praised very much;  tam —him (the bull);  āruhya —getting on;  yuyutsuḥ —prepared to fight;  kakudi —on the hump of the bull;  sthitaḥ —being situated;  tejasā —by the power;  āpyāyitaḥ —being favored;  viṣṇoḥ —of Lord Viṣṇu;  puruṣasya —the Supreme Person;  mahā-ātmanaḥ —the Supersoul;  pratīcyām —on the western;  diśi —direction;  daityānām —of the demons;  nyaruṇat —captured;  tridaśaiḥ —surrounded by the demigods;  puram —the residence.