SB 6.12.23

TEXT 23

TEXT

श्रीशुक उवाच
इति ब्रुवाणावन्योन्यं धर्मजिज्ञासया नृप ।
युयुधाते महावीर्याव् इन्द्रवृत्रौ युधाम्पती ॥ २३ ॥

sri-suka uvaca

iti bruvanav anyonyam

dharma-jijnasaya nrpa

yuyudhate maha-viryav

indra-vrtrau yudham pati

sri-sukah uvaca-Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; iti-thus; bruvanau-speaking; anyonyam-to one another; dharma-jijnasaya-with a desire to know the supreme, ultimate religious principle (devotional service); nrpa-O King; yuyudhate-fought; maha-viryau-both very powerful; indra-King Indra; vrtrau-and Vrtrasura; yudham pati-both great military commanders.

TRANSLATION

Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: Vrtrasura and King Indra spoke about devotional service even on the battlefield, and then as a matter of duty they again began fighting. My dear King, both of them were great fighters and were equally powerful.

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