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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.12.18

శ్రీశుక ఉవాచ ఇన్ద్రో వృత్రవచ: శ్రుత్వా గతాలీకమపూజయత్ । గృహీతవజ్ర: ప్రహసంస్తమాహ గతవిస్మయ: ॥ ౧౮ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
indro vṛtra-vacaḥ śrutvā
[indro vritra-vachah shrutvaa]
gatālīkam apūjayat
[gataaleekam apoojayat]
gṛhīta-vajraḥ prahasaṁs
[griheeta-vajrah prahasams]
tam āha gata-vismayaḥ
[tam aaha gata-vismayah]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said indraḥ — King Indra vṛtra-vacaḥ — the words of Vṛtrāsura śrutvā — hearing gata-alīkam — without duplicity apūjayat — worshiped gṛhīta-vajraḥ — taking up the thunderbolt prahasan — smiling tam — unto Vṛtrāsura āha — said gata-vismayaḥ — giving up his wonder.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
indro vṛtra-vacaḥ śrutvā
indraḥ
King Indra
vṛtra-vacaḥ
the words of Vṛtrāsura
śrutvā
hearing
gatālīkam apūjayat
gata-alīkam
without duplicity
apūjayat
worshiped
gṛhīta-vajraḥ prahasaṁs
gṛhīta-vajraḥ
taking up the thunderbolt
prahasan
smiling
tam āha gata-vismayaḥ
tam
unto Vṛtrāsura
āha
said
gata-vismayaḥ
giving up his wonder.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Hearing the straightforward, instructive words of Vṛtrāsura, King Indra praised him and again took the thunderbolt in his hand. Without bewilderment or duplicity, he then smiled and spoke to Vṛtrāsura as follows.
Purport

King Indra, the greatest of the demigods, was astonished to hear the instructions of Vṛtrāsura, who was supposed to be a demon. He was struck with wonder that a demon could speak so intelligently. Then he remembered great devotees like Prahlāda Mahārāja and Bali Mahārāja, who had been born in the families of demons, and thus he came to his senses. Even so-called demons sometimes have exalted devotion for the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore Indra smiled reassuringly at Vṛtrāsura.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Hearing the straightforward words of Vṛtrāsura, Indra praised him and again taking up the thunderbolt, without amazement, smiled and spoke to him. “Oh! How can a demon have such devotion, knowledge and detachment?” First he was surprised, and had no smile. Then, remembering Prahlāda, Bali and others, he thought, “Bhakti millions of times greater than ours is possible in even the demons.” Thus he is amazement disappeared. He became joyful and then smiled.
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