SB 8.11.36

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

SB 8.11.35 - SB 8.11.37

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 36

so 'yaṁ pratihato vajro

mayā mukto 'sure 'lpake

nāhaṁ tad ādade daṇḍaṁ

brahma-tejo 'py akāraṇam

SYNONYMS

saḥ ayam—therefore, this thunderbolt; pratihataḥ—repelled; vajraḥ—thunderbolt; mayā—by me; muktaḥ—released; asure—unto that demon; alpake—less important; na—not; aham—I; tat—that; ādade—hold; daṇḍam—it is now just like a rod; brahma-tejaḥ—as powerful as a brahmāstra; api—although; akāraṇam—now it is useless.

TRANSLATION

But now, although the same thunderbolt has been released against a less important demon, it has been ineffectual. Therefore, although it was as good as a brahmāstra, it has now become useless like an ordinary rod. I shall therefore hold it no longer.

SB 8.11.35 - SB 8.11.37