Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations | Chapter 11: King Indra Annihilates the Demons |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.11.38
mayāsmai yad varo datto
mṛtyur naivārdra-śuṣkayoḥ
ato 'nyaś cintanīyas te
upāyo maghavan ripoḥ
SYNONYMS
mayā — by me; asmai — unto him; yat — because; varaḥ — a benediction; dattaḥ — has been granted; mṛtyuḥ — death; na — not; eva — indeed; ārdra — by either a moist; śuṣkayoḥ — or by a dry medium; ataḥ — therefore; anyaḥ — something else, another; cintanīyaḥ — has to be thought of; te — by you; upāyaḥ — means; maghavan — O Indra; ripoḥ — of your enemy.
TRANSLATION
The voice also said, "O Indra, because I have given this demon the benediction that he will never be killed by any weapon that is dry or moist, you have to think of another way to kill him."
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