ŚB 8.11.33
Devanagari
तस्मादिन्द्रोऽबिभेच्छत्रोर्वज्र: प्रतिहतो यत: ।
किमिदं दैवयोगेन भूतं लोकविमोहनम् ॥ ३३ ॥
किमिदं दैवयोगेन भूतं लोकविमोहनम् ॥ ३३ ॥
Verse text
tasmād indro ’bibhec chatror
vajraḥ pratihato yataḥ
kim idaṁ daiva-yogena
bhūtaṁ loka-vimohanam
vajraḥ pratihato yataḥ
kim idaṁ daiva-yogena
bhūtaṁ loka-vimohanam
Synonyms
tasmāt — therefore; indraḥ — the King of heaven; abibhet — became very fearful; śatroḥ — from the enemy (Namuci); vajraḥ — the thunderbolt; pratihataḥ — was unable to hit and returned; yataḥ — because; kim idam — what is this; daiva-yogena — by some superior force; bhūtam — it has happened; loka-vimohanam — so wonderful to the people in general.
Translation
When Indra saw the thunderbolt return from the enemy, he was very much afraid. He began to wonder whether this had happened because of some miraculous superior power.
Purport
Indra’s thunderbolt is invincible, and therefore when Indra saw that it had returned without doing any injury to Namuci, he was certainly very much afraid.