SB 6.13.4

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Sixth Canto, Chapter 13: King Indra Afflicted by Sinful Reaction

SB 6.13.3

SB 6.13.5

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 4

śrī-śuka uvāca
vṛtra-vikrama-saṁvignāḥ
sarve devāḥ saharṣibhiḥ
tad-vadhāyārthayann indraṁ
naicchad bhīto bṛhad-vadhāt

SYNONYMS

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; vṛtra—of Vṛtrāsura; vikrama—by the powerful activities; saṁvignāḥ—being full of anxieties; sarve—all; devāḥ—the demigods; saha ṛṣibhiḥ—with the great sages; tat-vadhāya—for the killing of him; ārthayan—requested; indram—Indra; na aicchat—declined; bhītaḥ—being afraid; bṛhat-vadhāt—due to killing a brāhmaṇa.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī answered: When all the great sages and demigods were disturbed by the extraordinary power of Vṛtrāsura, they had assembled to ask Indra to kill him. Indra, however, being afraid of killing a brāhmaṇa, declined their request.