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.

SB 6.13.3 - SB 6.13.5