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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.12.32
bhittvā vajreṇa tat-kukṣiḿ
niṣkramya bala-bhid vibhuḥ
uccakarta śiraḥ śatror
giri-śṛńgam ivaujasā
SYNONYMS
bhittvā — piercing; vajreṇa — by the thunderbolt; tat-kukṣim — the abdomen of Vṛtrāsura; niṣkramya — getting out; bala-bhit — the slayer of the demon Bala; vibhuḥ — the powerful Lord Indra; uccakarta — cut off; śiraḥ — the head; śatroḥ — of the enemy; giri-śṛńgam — the peak of a mountain; iva — like; ojasā — with great force.
TRANSLATION
With his thunderbolt, King Indra, who was also extremely powerful, pierced through Vṛtrāsura's abdomen and came out. Indra, the killer of the demon Bala, then immediately cut off Vṛtrāsura's head, which was as high as the peak of a mountain.
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