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  "name":"SB 6.13.4",
  "h1":"SB 6.13.4",
  "label":"Text 4",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.13.4",
  "description":"Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī answered: When all the great sages and demigods were disturbed by the extraordinary power of Vṛtrāsura, they had assembled to ask Indra to kill him. Indra, however, being afraid of killing a brāhmaṇa, declined their request."

} —

SB 6.13.4

Text

śrī-śuka uvāca
vṛtra-vikrama-saṁvignāḥ
sarve devāḥ saharṣibhiḥ
tad-vadhāyārthayann indraṁ
naicchad bhīto bṛhad-vadhāt

Synonyms

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; vṛtra—of Vṛtrāsura; vikrama—by the powerful activities; saṁvignāḥ—being full of anxieties; sarve—all; devāḥ—the demigods; saha ṛṣibhiḥ—with the great sages; tat-vadhāya—for the killing of him; ārthayan—requested; indram—Indra; na aicchat—declined; bhītaḥ—being afraid; bṛhat-vadhāt—due to killing a brāhmaṇa.

Translation

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī answered: When all the great sages and demigods were disturbed by the extraordinary power of Vṛtrāsura, they had assembled to ask Indra to kill him. Indra, however, being afraid of killing a brāhmaṇa, declined their request.