Text 2] Vrtrasura’s Glorious Death 217
was reluctant despite his encouragement, took the initiative very force-
fully by throwing his trident at Indra. Vrtrasura was not at all interested
in victory; he was interested in being killed so that he could immediately
return home, back to Godhead. As confirmed in Bhagavad-gita (4.9),
tyaktva deham punar janma naiti: after giving up his body, a devotee
immediately returns to Lord Krsna and never returns to accept another
body. This was Vrtrasura’s interest.
TEXT 2
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qa areaanante-
wae UG | WATT |
faeat Herat faa TR
asta waft eT ame NR II
tato yugantagni-kathora-jihvam
avidhya silarn tarasdsurendrah
ksiptva mahendraya vinadya viro
hato ’si pdpeti rusa jagada
tatah—thereafter; yuga-anta-agni—like the fire at the end of every
millennium; kathora—sharp; jihvam—possessing points; dvidhya—
twirling; sdélam—the trident; tarasé—with great force; asura-indrah—
the great hero of the demons, Vrtrasura; ksiptua—throwing; maha-in-
draya—unto King Indra; vinadya—roaring; virah—the great hero
(Vrtrasura); hatah—killed; asi—you are; pdpa—O sinful one; iti—
thus; rusd—with great anger; jagdda—he cried out.
TRANSLATION
Then Vrtrasura, the great hero of the demons, whirled his tri-
dent, which had points like the flames of the blazing fire at the end
of the millennium. With great force and anger he threw it at Indra,
roaring and exclaiming loudly, ‘‘O sinful one, thus shall I kill
you!”
