SB 6.9.18

TEXT 18

TEXT

येनावृता इमे लोकास् तपसा त्वाष्ट्रमूर्तिना ।
स वै वृत्र इति प्रोक्तः पापः परमदारुणः ॥ १८ ॥

yenavrta ime lokas

tapasa tvastra-murtina

sa vai vrtra iti proktah

papah parama-darunah

yena-by whom; avrtah-covered; ime-all these; lokah-planets; tapasa-by the austerity; tvastra-murtina-in the form of the son of Tvasta; sah-he; vai-indeed; vrtrah-Vrtra; iti-thus; proktah-called; papah-personified sin; parama-darunah-very fearful.

TRANSLATION

That very fearful demon, who was actually the son of Tvasta, covered all the planetary systems by dint of austerity. Therefore he was named Vrtra, or one who covers everything.

PURPORT

In the it is said, sa imaL lokan avrnot tad vrtrasya vrtratvam: because the demon covered all the planetary systems, his name was Vrtrasura.