Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.13.4
श्रीशुक उवाच
वृत्रविक्रमसंविग्ना: सर्वे देवा: सहर्षिभि: ।
तद्वधायार्थयन्निन्द्रं नैच्छद् भीतो बृहद्वधात् ॥ ४ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
vṛtra-vikrama-saṁvignāḥ
[vritra-vikrama-samvignaah]
sarve devāḥ saharṣibhiḥ
[sarve devaah saharshibhih]
tad-vadhāyārthayann indraṁ
[tad-vadhaayaarthayann indram]
naicchad bhīto bṛhad-vadhāt
[naichchad bheeto brihad-vadhaat]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
—
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
vṛtra
—
of Vṛtrāsura
vikrama
—
by the powerful activities
saṁvignāḥ
—
being full of anxieties
sarve
—
all
devāḥ
—
the demigods
saha ṛṣibhiḥ
—
with the great sages
tat-vadhāya
—
for the killing of him
ārthayan
—
requested
indram
—
Indra
na aicchat
—
declined
bhītaḥ
—
being afraid
bṛhat-vadhāt
—
due to killing a brāhmaṇa..
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
vṛtra-vikrama-saṁvignāḥ
vṛtra
of Vṛtrāsura
vikrama
by the powerful activities
saṁvignāḥ
being full of anxieties
sarve devāḥ saharṣibhiḥ
sarve
all
devāḥ
the demigods
saha ṛṣibhiḥ
with the great sages
tad-vadhāyārthayann indraṁ
tat-vadhāya
for the killing of him
ārthayan
requested
indram
Indra
naicchad bhīto bṛhad-vadhāt
na aicchat
declined
bhītaḥ
being afraid
bṛhat-vadhāt
due to killing a brāhmaṇa..
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī answered: When all the great sages and demigods were disturbed by the extraordinary power of Vṛtrāsura, they had assembled to ask Indra to kill him. Indra, however, being afraid of killing a brāhmaṇa, declined their request.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When all the sages and devatās were disturbed by the extraordinary power of Vṛtrāsura, they had assembled to ask Indra to kill him. Indra, however, being afraid of killing a brāhmaṇa, did not want to kill him.
The devatās requested Indra to kill Vṛtrāsura. Indra did not desire to kill him because he was afraid of killing a brāhmaṇa (bṛhad-vadhāt).
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Personal Guidance
When the sages had asked Indra to kill Vṛtra, he had declined out of fear of killing a brāhmaṇa. Even powerful beings have internal limits they refuse to cross.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I have a limit I will not cross, even under pressure?
- Which of my limits have I let others override against my better sense?
My note
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