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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 6 · Chapter 10: The Battle Between the Demigods and Vṛtrāsura
6.10.13-146.10.16

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 6.10.15

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 6.10.11inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

वृत्रमभ्यद्रवच्छत्रुमसुरानीकयूथपै: ।

पर्यस्तमोजसा

राजन् क्रुद्धो रुद्र इवान्तकम् ॥ १५ ॥

vṛtram abhyadravac chatrum

asurānīka-yūthapaiḥ

paryastam ojasā rājan

kruddho rudra ivāntakam

Translation

My dear King Parīkṣit, as Rudra, being very angry at Antaka [Yamarāja] had formerly run toward Antaka to kill him, Indra angrily and with great force attacked Vṛtrāsura, who was surrounded by the leaders of the demoniac armies.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Indra Attacks Vṛtrāsura With Great Force

  1. 1

    Indra angrily attacked Vṛtrāsura with great force.

  2. 2

    Vṛtrāsura was surrounded by the leaders of the demoniac armies.

  3. 3

    The translation compares Indra’s charge to Rudra’s earlier angry advance toward Antaka, or Yamarāja, to kill him.

How it feels

Offense and dread → Moral reckoning. Heroic power does not guarantee inner freedom.

Chapters 7–10 of Canto 6: Indra, Bṛhaspati and the emergence of Vṛtrāsura. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 10: The Battle Between the Demigods and Vṛtrāsura

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

At the end of Satya-yuga and the beginning of Tretā-yuga, a great fight took place between the demigods and the asuras. Unable to tolerate the effulgence of the demigods, the asuras fled the battle, leaving Vṛtrāsura, their commander in chief, to fight for himself.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 6.10
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. vṛtramVṛtrāsura
  2. abhyadravatattacked
  3. śatrumthe enemy
  4. asura-anīka-yūthapaiḥby the commanders or captains of the soldiers of the asuras
  5. paryastamsurrounded
  6. ojasāwith great force
  7. rājanO King
  8. kruddhaḥbeing angry
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 6.10

    In this verse: “king”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the comparison with Rudra help me understand the intensity of Indra’s attack?

Practice

Read the translation slowly and note the words describing Indra’s anger and force.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayIndra Attacks Vṛtrāsura With Great ForceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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