SB 6.13.4

TEXT 4

TEXT

श्रीशुक उवाच
वृत्रविक्रमसंविग्नाः सर्वे देवाः सहर्षिभिः ।
तद्वधायार्थयन्निन्द्रं नैच्छद्भीतो बृहद्वधात् ॥ ४ ॥

sri-suka uvaca

vrtra-vikrama-samvignah

sarve devah saharsibhih

tad-vadhayarthayann indram

naicchad bhito brhad-vadhat

sri-sukah uvaca-Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; vrtra-of Vrtrasura; vikrama-by the powerful activities; samvignah-being full of anxieties; sarve-all; devah-the demigods; saha rsibhih-with the great sages; tat-vadhaya-for the killing of him; arthayan-requested; indram-Indra; na aicchat-declined; bhitah-being afraid; brhat-vadhat-due to killing a brahmana.

TRANSLATION

Sri Sukadeva Gosvami answered: When all the great sages and demigods were disturbed by the extraordinary power of Vrtrasura, they had assembled to ask Indra to kill him. Indra, however, being afraid of killing a brahmana, declined their request.

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