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Chapter 11: King Indra Annihilates the Demons

Verse 39 of 48
SB 8.11.39

तां दैवीं गिरमाकर्ण्य मघवान्सुसमाहितः ध्यायन्फेनमथापश्यदुपायमुभयात्मकम्

tāṁ daivīṁ giram ākarṇya maghavān susamāhitaḥ dhyāyan phenam athāpaśyad upāyam ubhayātmakam

Synonyms

tām—that; daivīm—ominous; giram—voice; ākarṇya—after hearing; maghavān—Lord Indra; su-samāhitaḥ—becoming very careful; dhyāyan—meditating; phenam—appearance of foam; atha—thereafter; apaśyat—he saw; upāyam—the means; ubhaya-ātmakam—simultaneously dry and moist..

Translation

After hearing the ominous voice, Indra, with great attention, began to meditate on how to kill the demon. He then saw that foam would be the means, for it is neither moist nor dry.

Verse 39 of 48