Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.12.32
भित्त्वा वज्रेण तत्कुक्षिं निष्क्रम्य बलभिद् विभु: ।
उच्चकर्त शिर: शत्रोर्गिरिशृङ्गमिवौजसा ॥ ३२ ॥
bhittvā vajreṇa tat-kukṣiṁ
[bhittvaa vajrena tat-kukshim]
niṣkramya bala-bhid vibhuḥ
[nishkramya bala-bhid vibhuh]
uccakarta śiraḥ śatror
[uchchakarta shirah shatror]
giri-śṛṅgam ivaujasā
[giri-shringam ivaujasaa]
Word-for-word
bhittvā
—
piercing
vajreṇa
—
by the thunderbolt
tat-kukṣim
—
the abdomen of Vṛtrāsura
niṣkramya
—
getting out
bala-bhit
—
the slayer of the demon Bala
vibhuḥ
—
the powerful Lord Indra
uccakarta
—
cut off
śiraḥ
—
the head
śatroḥ
—
of the enemy
giri-śṛṅgam
—
the peak of a mountain
iva
—
like
ojasā
—
with great force.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
bhittvā vajreṇa tat-kukṣiṁ
bhittvā
piercing
vajreṇa
by the thunderbolt
tat-kukṣim
the abdomen of Vṛtrāsura
niṣkramya bala-bhid vibhuḥ
niṣkramya
getting out
bala-bhit
the slayer of the demon Bala
vibhuḥ
the powerful Lord Indra
uccakarta śiraḥ śatror
uccakarta
cut off
śiraḥ
the head
śatroḥ
of the enemy
giri-śṛṅgam ivaujasā
giri-śṛṅgam
the peak of a mountain
iva
like
ojasā
with great force.
With his thunderbolt, King Indra, who was also extremely powerful, pierced through Vṛtrāsura’s abdomen and came out. Indra, the killer of the demon Bala, then immediately cut off Vṛtrāsura’s head, which was as high as the peak of a mountain.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Powerful Indra, killer of Bala, piercing Vṛtrāsura's abdomen with his thunderbolt, emerged from his body and with great force cut off his head, as if cutting the top off a mountain.
Uccakarta means “he cut off.”
Personal Guidance
Indra pierced through Vṛtra's abdomen with the thunderbolt and cut off the head as high as a mountain peak. From inside the demon, the hero emerges and finishes the demon.
Reflection Questions
- What 'finishing from inside' has the Lord done in me that I haven't credited?
- Where is my 'rescue' already happening internally though it looks like I was swallowed?
My note
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