SB 6.12.31 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.12.31

निगीर्णोऽप्यसुरेन्द्रेण न ममारोदरं गत: । महापुरुषसन्नद्धो योगमायाबलेन च ॥ ३१ ॥

nigīrṇo ’py asurendreṇa

[nigeerno ’py asurendrena]

na mamārodaraṁ gataḥ

[na mamaarodaram gatah]

mahāpuruṣa-sannaddho

[mahaapurusha-sannaddho]

yoga-māyā-balena ca

[yoga-maayaa-balena cha]

Word-for-word

nigīrṇaḥ — swallowed api — although asura-indreṇa — by the best of the demons, Vṛtrāsura na — not mamāra — died udaram — the abdomen gataḥ — reaching mahā-puruṣa — by the armor of the Supreme Lord, Nārāyaṇa sannaddhaḥ — being protected yoga-māyā-balena — by the mystic power that Indra himself possessed ca — also.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

nigīrṇo ’py asurendreṇa

nigīrṇaḥ

swallowed

na mamārodaraṁ gataḥ

mahāpuruṣa-sannaddho

api

although

asura-indreṇa

by the best of the demons, Vṛtrāsura

not

yoga-māyā-balena ca

mamāra

died

udaram

the abdomen

gataḥ

reaching

mahā-puruṣa

by the armor of the Supreme Lord, Nārāyaṇa

sannaddhaḥ

being protected

yoga-māyā-balena

by the mystic power that Indra himself possessed

also.

The protective armor of Nārāyaṇa, which Indra possessed, was identical with Nārāyaṇa Himself, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Protected by that armor and by his own mystic power, King Indra, although swallowed by Vṛtrāsura, did not die within the demon’s belly.

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Translation

Protected by the Nārāyaṇa-kavaca and by his own mystic power, Indra, although swallowed by Vṛtrāsura, did not die within the demon's belly. Protected by the Nārāyaṇa-kavaca (mahā-puruṣeṇa) and his power gained through aṣṭāṅga-yoga, he did not die. He remained invisible (māyā) in the form of air by the power of invisibility.

Personal Guidance

Protected by the Nārāyaṇa armor — identical with Nārāyaṇa Himself — Indra did not die inside Vṛtra. The shield is the Lord; that is why being swallowed didn't end the hero.

Reflection Questions

Which shield is mine that is identical with the Lord?
Where have I tried to wear my own armor when only His will do?

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