SB 6.12.23

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Sixth Canto, Chapter 12: Vṛtrāsura's Glorious Death

SB 6.12.22

SB 6.12.24

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 23

śrī-śuka uvāca
iti bruvāṇāv anyonyaṁ
dharma-jijñāsayā nṛpa
yuyudhāte mahā-vīryāv
indra-vṛtrau yudhām patī

SYNONYMS

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; iti—thus; bruvāṇau—speaking; anyonyam—to one another; dharma-jijñāsayā—with a desire to know the supreme, ultimate religious principle (devotional service); nṛpa—O King; yuyudhāte—fought; mahā-vīryau—both very powerful; indra—King Indra; vṛtrau—and Vṛtrāsura; yudhām patī—both great military commanders.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Vṛtrāsura and King Indra spoke about devotional service even on the battlefield, and then as a matter of duty they again began fighting. My dear King, both of them were great fighters and were equally powerful.