220 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 12
TRANSLATION
The denizens of various planets, like the demigods, demons,
Caranas and Siddhas, praised Vrtrasura’s deed, but when they ob-
served that Indra was in great danger, they lamented, ‘‘Alas!
Alas!”
TEXT 6
wala aH TIE frets
wad aemnahatant ga: |
THe Ml RAAT
wife aad a frrcaere: 1 & Il
indro na vajram jagrhe vilajjitas
cyutam sva-hastad ari-sannidhau punah
tam aha vrtro hara Gtta-vajro
Jahi sva-satrum na visdda-kdlah
indrah—King Indra; na—not; vajram—the thunderbolt; jagrhe—
took up; vilajitah—being ashamed; cyutam—fallen; sva-hastat—from
his own hand; ari-sannidhau—in front of his enemy; punah—again;
tam—unto him; dha—said; vrtrah—Vrtrasura; hare —O Indra; dtta-
vajrah—taking up your thunderbolt; jahi—kill; sva-satrum—your
enemy; na—not; visdéda-kdlah—the time for lamentation.
TRANSLATION
Having dropped the thunderbolt from his hand in the presence
of his enemy, Indra was practically defeated and was very much
ashamed. He dared not pick up his weapon again. Vrtrasura,
however, encouraged him, saying, ““Take up your thunderbolt and
kill your enemy. This is not the time to lament your fate.”
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