ŚB 6.12.32
Devanagari
भित्त्वा वज्रेण तत्कुक्षिं निष्क्रम्य बलभिद् विभु: ।
उच्चकर्त शिर: शत्रोर्गिरिशृङ्गमिवौजसा ॥ ३२ ॥
उच्चकर्त शिर: शत्रोर्गिरिशृङ्गमिवौजसा ॥ ३२ ॥
Verse text
bhittvā vajreṇa tat-kukṣiṁ
niṣkramya bala-bhid vibhuḥ
uccakarta śiraḥ śatror
giri-śṛṅgam ivaujasā
niṣkramya bala-bhid vibhuḥ
uccakarta śiraḥ śatror
giri-śṛṅgam ivaujasā
Synonyms
bhittvā — piercing; vajreṇa — by the thunderbolt; tat-kukṣim — the abdomen of Vṛtrāsura; niṣkramya — getting out; bala-bhit — the slayer of the demon Bala; vibhuḥ — the powerful Lord Indra; uccakarta — cut off; śiraḥ — the head; śatroḥ — of the enemy; giri-śṛṅgam — the peak of a mountain; iva — like; ojasā — with great force.
Translation
With his thunderbolt, King Indra, who was also extremely powerful, pierced through Vṛtrāsura’s abdomen and came out. Indra, the killer of the demon Bala, then immediately cut off Vṛtrāsura’s head, which was as high as the peak of a mountain.