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TEXT 4
sri-suka uvaca
vrtra-vikrama-samvignah
sarve devah saharsibhih
tad-vadhayarthayann indram
naicchad bhito brhad-vadhat
SYNONYMS
sri-sukah uvacaSri Sukadeva Gosvami said; vrtraof Vrtrasura; vikramaby the powerful activities; samvignahbeing full of anxieties; sarveall; devahthe demigods; saha rsibhihwith the great sages; tat-vadhayafor the killing of him; arthayanrequested; indramIndra; na aicchatdeclined; bhitahbeing afraid; brhat-vadhatdue 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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