Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for Mankind

Chapter 12: Vritrasura's Glorious Death. Text 24

आविध्य परिघं वृत्रः कार्ष्णायसमरिन्दमः ।
इन्द्राय प्राहिणोद् घोरं वामहस्तेन मारिष ॥३४॥

Ävidhya parighaá¹ vá¹›traḥ
kÄrṣṇÄyasam arindamaḥ
indrÄya prÄhiṇod ghoraá¹
vÄma-hastena mÄriá¹£a

 Ävidhya - whirling; parigham - the club; vá¹›traḥ - Vá¹›trÄsura; kÄrṣṇa-ayasam - made of iron; arim-damaḥ - who was competent to subdue his enemy; indrÄya - at Indra; prÄhiṇot - threw; ghoram - very fearful; vÄma-hastena - with his left hand; mÄriá¹£a - O best of kings, MahÄrÄja ParÄ«ká¹£it.


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O MahÄrÄja ParÄ«ká¹£it, Vá¹›trÄsura, who was completely able to subdue his enemy, took his iron club, whirled it around, aimed it at Indra and then threw it at him with his left hand.

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