Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for MankindChapter 12: Vṛtrāsura's Glorious Death

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.12.2

tato yugāntāgni-kaṭhora-jihvam

āvidhya śūlaḿ tarasāsurendraḥ

kṣiptvā mahendrāya vinadya vīro

hato 'si pāpeti ruṣā jagāda

SYNONYMS

tataḥ — thereafter; yuga-anta-agni — like the fire at the end of every millennium; kaṭhora — sharp; jihvam — possessing points; āvidhya — twirling; śūlam — the trident; tarasā — with great force; asura-indraḥ — the great hero of the demons, Vṛtrāsura; kṣiptvā — throwing; mahā-indrāya — unto King Indra; vinadya — roaring; vīraḥ — the great hero (Vṛtrāsura); hataḥ — killed; asi — you are; pāpaO sinful one; iti — thus; ruṣā — with great anger; jagāda — be cried out.

TRANSLATION

Then Vṛtrāsura, the great hero of the demons, whirled his trident, which had points like the flames of the blazing fire at the end of the millennium. With great force and anger he threw it at Indra, roaring and exclaiming loudly, "O sinful one, thus shall I kill you!"

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