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Chapter 12: Vṛtrāsura's Glorious Death

Verse 23 of 33
SB 6.12.23

श्रीशुक उवाच इति ब्रुवाणावन्योन्यं धर्मजिज्ञासया नृप युयुधाते महावीर्याविन्द्रवृत्रौ युधाम्पती

śrī-śuka uvāca iti bruvāṇāv anyonyaṁ dharma-jijñāsayā nṛpa yuyudhāte mahā-vīryāv indra-vṛtrau yudhām patī

Synonyms

śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; itithus; bruvāṇauspeaking; anyonyamto one another; dharma-jijñāsayāwith a desire to know the supreme, ultimate religious principle (devotional service); nṛpaO King; yuyudhātefought; mahā-vīryauboth very powerful; indraKing Indra; vṛtrauand Vṛtrāsura; yudhām patīboth great military commanders..

Translation

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Vṛtrāsura 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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