SB 8.11.37

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

SB 8.11.36 - SB 8.11.38

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 37

iti śakraṁ viṣīdantam

āha vāg aśarīriṇī

nāyaṁ śuṣkair atho nārdrair

vadham arhati dānavaḥ

SYNONYMS

iti — in this way; śakram — unto Indra; viṣīdantam — lamenting; āha — spoke; vāk — a voice; aśarīriṇī — without any body, or from the sky; na — not; ayam — this; śuṣkaiḥ — by anything dry; atho — also; na — nor; ārdraiḥ — by anything moist; vadham — annihilation; arhati — is befitting; dānavaḥ — this demon (Namuci).

TRANSLATION

Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: While the morose Indra was lamenting in this way, an ominous, unembodied voice said from the sky, "This demon Namuci is not to be annihilated by anything dry or moist."

SB 8.11.36 - SB 8.11.38