216 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 12
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Sri-rsir uvaca
evam jihdsur nrpa deham djau
mrtyum varam vyayan manyaménah
Stilam pragrhyabhyapatat surendram
yatha maha-purusam kaitabho ‘psu
sri-rsih uvaca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; evam—thus; jihasuh —
very eager to give up; nrpa—O King Pariksit; deham—the body;
agau—in battle; mrtyum—death; varam—better; vijayat—than vic-
tory; manyamaénah—thinking; siilam—trident; pragrhya—taking up;
abhyapatat—attacked; sura-indram—the King of heaven, Indra;
yatha—just as; mahd-purusam—the Supreme Personality of Godhead;
kaitabhah—the demon Kaitabha; apsu—when the whole universe was
inundated.
TRANSLATION
Sukadeva Gosvami said: Desiring to give up his body, Vrtrasura
considered death in the battle preferable to victory. O King
Pariksit, he vigorously took up his trident and with great force at-
tacked Lord Indra, the King of heaven, just as Kaitabha had
forcefully attacked the Supreme Personality of Godhead when the
universe was inundated.
PURPORT
Although Vrtrasura repeatedly encouraged Indra to kill him with the
thunderbolt, King Indra was morose at having to kill such a great devo-
tee and was hesitant to throw it. Vrtrasura, disappointed that King Indra
