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Chapter 3: The Marriage of Sukanyā and Cyavana Muni

Verse 25 of 36
SB 9.3.25

हन्तुं तमाददे वज्रं सद्यो मन्युरमर्षितः सवज्रं स्तम्भयामास भुजमिन्द्रस्य भार्गवः

hantuṁ tam ādade vajraṁ sadyo manyur amarṣitaḥ savajraṁ stambhayām āsa bhujam indrasya bhārgavaḥ

Synonyms

hantum—to kill; tam—him (Cyavana); ādade—Indra took up; vajram—his thunderbolt; sadyaḥ—immediately; manyuḥ—because of great anger, without consideration; amarṣitaḥ—being very much perturbed; sa-vajram—with the thunderbolt; stambhayām āsa—paralyzed; bhujam—the arm; indrasya—of Indra; bhārgavaḥ—Cyavana Muni, the descendant of Bhṛgu..

Translation

King Indra, being perturbed and angry, wanted to kill Cyavana Muni, and therefore he impetuously took up his thunderbolt. But Cyavana Muni, by his powers, paralyzed Indra's arm that held the thunderbolt.

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