SB 8.11.24

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

SB 8.11.23

SB 8.11.25

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 24

sarvataḥ śara-kūṭena
śakraṁ saratha-sārathim
chādayām āsur asurāḥ
prāvṛṭ-sūryam ivāmbudāḥ

SYNONYMS

sarvataḥ—all around; śara-kūṭena—by a dense shower of arrows; śakram—Indra; sa-ratha—with his chariot; sārathim—and with his chariot driver; chādayām āsuḥ—covered; asurāḥ—all the demons; prāvṛṭ—in the rainy season; sūryam—the sun; iva—like; ambu-dāḥ—clouds.

TRANSLATION

Other demons covered Indra, along with his chariot and chariot driver, with incessant showers of arrows, just as clouds cover the sun in the rainy season.