Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic CreationsChapter 11: King Indra Annihilates the Demons

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.11.3

vajra-pāṇis tam āhedaḿ

tiraskṛtya puraḥ-sthitam

manasvinaḿ susampannaḿ

vicarantaḿ mahā-mṛdhe

SYNONYMS

vajra-pāṇiḥIndra, who always carries in his hand the thunderbolt; tam — unto Bali Mahārāja; āha — addressed; idamin this way; tiraskṛtya — chastising him; puraḥ-sthitam — standing before him; manasvinam — very sober and tolerant; su-sampannam — well equipped with paraphernalia for fighting; vicarantam — moving; mahā-mṛdhe — on the great battlefield.

TRANSLATION

Sober and tolerant and well equipped with paraphernalia for fighting, Bali Mahārāja moved before Indra on the great battlefield. King Indra, who always carries the thunderbolt in his hand, rebuked Bali Mahārāja as follows.

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