SB 8.11.32 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.11.32

न तस्य हि त्वचमपि वज्र ऊर्जितो बिभेद य: सुरपतिनौजसेरित: । तदद्भ‍ुतं परमतिवीर्यवृत्रभित् तिरस्कृतो नमुचिशिरोधरत्वचा ॥ ३२ ॥

na tasya hi tvacam api vajra ūrjito

[na tasya hi tvacham api vajra oorjito]

bibheda yaḥ sura-patinaujaseritaḥ

[bibheda yah sura-patinaujaseritah]

tad adbhutaṁ param ativīrya-vṛtra-bhit

[tad adbhutam param ativeerya-vritra-bhit]

tiraskṛto namuci-śirodhara-tvacā

[tiraskrito namuchi-shirodhara-tvachaa]

Word-for-word

na — not tasya — of him (Namuci) hi — indeed tvacam api — even the skin vajraḥ — the thunderbolt ūrjitaḥ — very powerful bibheda — could pierce yaḥ — the weapon which sura-patinā — by the king of the demigods ojasā — very forcefully īritaḥ — had been released tat — therefore adbhutam param — it was extraordinarily wonderful ativīrya-vṛtra-bhit — so powerful that it could pierce the body of the very powerful Vṛtrāsura tiraskṛtaḥ — (now in the future) which had been repelled namuci-śirodhara-tvacā — by the skin of Namuci’s neck.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

na tasya hi tvacam api vajra ūrjito

not

tasya

of him (Namuci)

indeed

tvacam api

even the skin

vajraḥ

the thunderbolt

ūrjitaḥ

very powerful

bibheda yaḥ sura-patinaujaseritaḥ

bibheda

could pierce

yaḥ

the weapon which

sura-patinā

by the king of the demigods

ojasā

very forcefully

tad adbhutaṁ param ativīrya-vṛtra-bhit

īritaḥ

had been released

tat

therefore

adbhutam param

it was extraordinarily wonderful

tiraskṛto namuci-śirodhara-tvacā

ativīrya-vṛtra-bhit

so powerful that it could pierce the body of the very powerful Vṛtrāsura

tiraskṛtaḥ

(now in the future) which had been repelled

namuci-śirodhara-tvacā

by the skin of Namuci’s neck.

Although King Indra hurled his thunderbolt at Namuci with great force, it could not even pierce his skin. It is very wonderful that the famed thunderbolt that had pierced the body of Vṛtrāsura could not even slightly injure the skin of Namuci’s neck.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

That powerful thunderbolt released with force by Indra did not pierce the skin of Namuci. That was most astonishing. What could kill most powerful Vṛtrāsura could not pierce Namuci’s skin. That thunderbolt which pierced even most powerful Vṛtrāsura could not pierce Namuci’s skin.

Personal Guidance

The famed thunderbolt that pierced Vṛtra could not even injure Namuci's skin. Some adversaries have specific protections that render even our best weapons useless. Universal methods fail against particular benedictions.

Reflection Questions

What relationship or situation has rendered my usual 'thunderbolt' useless?
Where do I keep trying my proven method when the case calls for something genuinely new?

📝 My note

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