SB 8.11.20

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Eighth 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.

SB 8.11.19 - SB 8.11.21