SB 8.11.20

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Eight Canto, Chapter 11: King Indra Annihilates the Demons

SB 8.11.19

SB 8.11.21

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 20

vacobhiḥ paruṣair indram
ardayanto 'sya marmasu
śarair avākiran meghā
dhārābhir iva parvatam

SYNONYMS

vacobhiḥ—with harsh words; paruṣaiḥ—very rough and cruel; indram—King Indra; ardayantaḥ—chastising, piercing; asya—of Indra; marmasu—in the heart, etc.; śaraiḥ—with arrows; avākiran—covered all around; meghāḥ—clouds; dhārābhiḥ—with showers of rain; iva—just as; parvatam—a mountain.

TRANSLATION

Rebuking Indra with harsh, cruel words that were piercing to the heart, these demons showered him with arrows, just as torrents of rain wash a great mountain.