SB 6.12.4 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.12.4

छिन्नैकबाहु: परिघेण वृत्र: संरब्ध आसाद्य गृहीतवज्रम् । हनौ तताडेन्द्रमथामरेभं वज्रं च हस्तान्न्यपतन्मघोन: ॥ ४ ॥

chinnaika-bāhuḥ parigheṇa vṛtraḥ

[chinnaika-baahuh parighena vritrah]

saṁrabdha āsādya gṛhīta-vajram

[samrabdha aasaadya griheeta-vajram]

hanau tatāḍendram athāmarebhaṁ

[hanau tataadendram athaamarebham]

vajraṁ ca hastān nyapatan maghonaḥ

[vajram cha hastaan nyapatan maghonah]

Word-for-word

chinna — cut off eka — one bāhuḥ — whose arm parigheṇa — with a mace of iron vṛtraḥ — Vṛtrāsura saṁrabdhaḥ — being very angry āsādya — reaching gṛhīta — taking up vajram — the thunderbolt hanau — on the jaw tatāḍa — struck indram — Lord Indra atha — also amara-ibham — his elephant vajram — the thunderbolt ca — and hastāt — from the hand nyapatat — fell maghonaḥ — of King Indra.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

chinnaika-bāhuḥ parigheṇa vṛtraḥ

chinna

cut off

eka

one

bāhuḥ

whose arm

parigheṇa

with a mace of iron

vṛtraḥ

Vṛtrāsura

saṁrabdha āsādya gṛhīta-vajram

saṁrabdhaḥ

being very angry

āsādya

reaching

gṛhīta

taking up

vajram

the thunderbolt

hanau tatāḍendram athāmarebhaṁ

hanau

on the jaw

tatāḍa

struck

indram

Lord Indra

atha

also

amara-ibham

his elephant

vajraṁ ca hastān nyapatan maghonaḥ

vajram

the thunderbolt

and

hastāt

from the hand

nyapatat

fell

maghonaḥ

of King Indra.

Although one of his arms was severed from his body, Vṛtrāsura angrily approached King Indra and struck him on the jaw with an iron mace. He also struck the elephant that carried Indra. Thus Indra dropped the thunderbolt from his hand.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Although one of his arms was severed from his body, Vṛtrāsura angrily approached King Indra who was holding his thunderbolt and struck him on the edge of his cheek with an iron mace. He also struck the elephant that carried Indra. Thus Indra dropped the thunderbolt from his hand. Hanau means on the edge of his cheek.

Personal Guidance

Though one arm was severed, Vṛtra struck Indra on the jaw and the elephant; Indra dropped the thunderbolt. Real strength keeps producing dangerous blows even after grave wounds.

Reflection Questions

Where do I underestimate an opponent because they look already defeated?
What in me, even when wounded, still produces dangerous strikes?

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