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CC Antya 5.138 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 138

aiśvarya-made matta indra,--yena mātoyāla
buddhi-nāśa haila, kevala nāhika sāmbhāla


SYNONYMS

aiśvarya-made—being proud of his opulence; matta—maddened; indra—the King of heaven; yena—as if; mātoyāla—a mad person; buddhi-nāśa—bereft of intelligence; haila—became; kevala—only; nāhika—there is not; sāmbhāla—caution.


TRANSLATION

"Indra, the King of heaven, being too proud of his heavenly opulences, became like a madman. Thus bereft of his intelligence, he could not restrain himself from speaking nonsensically about Kṛṣṇa.