244 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 12
uccakarta Sirah satror
giri-Srnigam ivaujasa
bhittva—piercing; vajrena—by the thunderbolt; tat-kuksim—the ab-
domen of Vrtrasura; niskramya—getting out; bala-bhit—the slayer of
the demon Bala; vibhuh—the powerful Lord Indra; uccakarta—cut off;
sirah—the head; satroh—of the enemy; giri-srigam—the peak of a
mountain; iva—like; ojasd—with great force.
TRANSLATION
With his thunderbolt, King Indra, who was also extremely
powerful, pierced through Vrtrasura’s abdomen and came out. In-
dra, the killer of the demon Bala, then immediately cut off
Vrtrasura’s head, which was as high as the peak of a mountain.
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ATTA TATE
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vajras tu tat-kandharam dsu-vegah
kmtan samantat parivartamanah
nyapatayat tavad ahar-ganena
yo jyotisam ayane vartra-hatye
vajrah—the thunderbolt; tu—but; tat-kandharam—his neck; dsu-
vegah—although very fast; kArtan—cutting; samantat—all around;
parivartamdnah—revolving; nyapatayat—caused to fall; tavat—so
many; ahah-ganena—by days; yah—which; jyotisam—of the lumi-
naries like the sun and moon; ayane—in moving to both sides of the
equator; vdrtra-hatye—at the time suitable for killing Vrtrasura.
TRANSLATION
Although the thunderbolt revolved around Vrtrasura’s neck
with great speed, separating his head from his body took one com-
