Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.11.12
प्राहरत् कुलिशं तस्मा अमोघं परमर्दन: ।
सयानो न्यपतद् भूमौ छिन्नपक्ष इवाचल: ॥ १२ ॥
prāharat kuliśaṁ tasmā
[praaharat kulisham tasmaa]
amoghaṁ para-mardanaḥ
[amogham para-mardanah]
sayāno nyapatad bhūmau
[sayaano nyapatad bhoomau]
chinna-pakṣa ivācalaḥ
[chinna-paksha ivaachalah]
Word-for-word
prāharat
—
inflicted
kuliśam
—
thunderbolt scepter
tasmai
—
unto him (Bali Mahārāja)
amogham
—
infallible
para-mardanaḥ
—
Indra, who is expert in defeating the enemy
sa-yānaḥ
—
with his airplane
nyapatat
—
fell down
bhūmau
—
on the ground
chinna-pakṣaḥ
—
whose wings have been taken away
iva
—
like
acalaḥ
—
a mountain.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
prāharat kuliśaṁ tasmā
prāharat
inflicted
kuliśam
thunderbolt scepter
tasmai
unto him (Bali Mahārāja)
amoghaṁ para-mardanaḥ
amogham
infallible
para-mardanaḥ
Indra, who is expert in defeating the enemy
sayāno nyapatad bhūmau
sa-yānaḥ
with his airplane
nyapatat
fell down
bhūmau
on the ground
chinna-pakṣa ivācalaḥ
chinna-pakṣaḥ
whose wings have been taken away
iva
like
acalaḥ
a mountain.
When Indra, the defeater of enemies, released his infallible thunderbolt scepter at Bali Mahārāja with a desire to kill him, Bali Mahārāja indeed fell to the ground with his airplane, like a mountain with its wings cut off.
Purport
In many descriptions in Vedic literature it is found that mountains also fly in the sky with wings. When such mountains are dead, they fall to the ground, where they stay as very large dead bodies.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
When Indra, the defeater of enemies, released his infallible thunderbolt at Bali Mahārāja, Bali Mahārāja fell to the ground with his vehicle, like a mountain with its wings cut off.
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Personal Guidance
Indra released the infallible thunderbolt and Bali fell from his airplane like a winged mountain with cut wings. Even philosophical insight does not deflect karma's results. Wisdom in speech does not exempt one from the consequences of action.
Reflection Questions
- What 'wings' of mine — power, position, ability — have been cut despite my correct understanding?
- Where am I expecting wisdom to save me from consequences instead of through them?
My note
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