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  "name":"SB 6.12.23",
  "h1":"SB 6.12.23",
  "label":"Text 23",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.12.23",
  "description":"Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Vṛtrāsura and King Indra spoke about devotional service even on the battlefield, and then as a matter of duty they again began fighting. My dear King, both of them were great fighters and were equally powerful."

} —

SB 6.12.23

Text

śrī-śuka uvāca
iti bruvāṇāv anyonyaṁ
dharma-jijñāsayā nṛpa
yuyudhāte mahā-vīryāv
indra-vṛtrau yudhām patī

Synonyms

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; iti—thus; bruvāṇau—speaking; anyonyam—to one another; dharma-jijñāsayā—with a desire to know the supreme, ultimate religious principle (devotional service); nṛpa—O King; yuyudhāte—fought; mahā-vīryau—both very powerful; indra—King Indra; vṛtrau—and Vṛtrāsura; yudhām patī—both great military commanders.

Translation

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Vṛtrāsura and King Indra spoke about devotional service even on the battlefield, and then as a matter of duty they again began fighting. My dear King, both of them were great fighters and were equally powerful.