Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.11.35
तप:सारमयं त्वाष्ट्रं वृत्रो येन विपाटित: ।
अन्ये चापि बलोपेता: सर्वास्त्रैरक्षतत्वच: ॥ ३५ ॥
tapaḥ-sāramayaṁ tvāṣṭraṁ
[tapah-saaramayam tvaashtram]
vṛtro yena vipāṭitaḥ
[vritro yena vipaatitah]
anye cāpi balopetāḥ
[anye chaapi balopetaah]
sarvāstrair akṣata-tvacaḥ
[sarvaastrair akshata-tvachah]
Word-for-word
tapaḥ
—
austerities
sāra-mayam
—
greatly powerful
tvāṣṭram
—
performed by Tvaṣṭā
vṛtraḥ
—
Vṛtrāsura
yena
—
by which
vipāṭitaḥ
—
was killed
anye
—
others
ca
—
also
api
—
indeed
bala-upetāḥ
—
very powerful persons
sarva
—
all kinds
astraiḥ
—
by weapons
akṣata
—
without being injured
tvacaḥ
—
their skin.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tapaḥ-sāramayaṁ tvāṣṭraṁ
tapaḥ
austerities
sāra-mayam
greatly powerful
tvāṣṭram
performed by Tvaṣṭā
vṛtro yena vipāṭitaḥ
vṛtraḥ
Vṛtrāsura
yena
by which
vipāṭitaḥ
was killed
anye cāpi balopetāḥ
anye
others
ca
also
api
indeed
bala-upetāḥ
very powerful persons
sarvāstrair akṣata-tvacaḥ
sarva
all kinds
astraiḥ
by weapons
akṣata
without being injured
tvacaḥ
their skin.
Vṛtrāsura was the essence of the austerities undergone by Tvaṣṭā, yet the thunderbolt killed him. Indeed, not only he but also many other stalwart heroes, whose very skin could not be injured even by all kinds of weapons, were killed by the same thunderbolt.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
By this thunderbolt I killed Vṛtrāsura, powerful with the austerity of Tvaṣṭā and I killed others as well who were powerful and whose skin could not be injured by any weapon.
Personal Guidance
Vṛtrāsura — essence of Tvaṣṭā's austerities — had been killed by this thunderbolt; many invincible-skinned heroes also. Past triumphs against stronger foes amplify the puzzlement of present failure. The pattern is broken; what is going on?
Reflection Questions
- When my old methods fail unexpectedly, am I curious or only frustrated?
- What invisible factor might explain why a usually-effective approach is failing now?
My note
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