Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 6 Chapter 11 Verse 1

Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for Mankind | Chapter 11: The Transcendental Qualities of Vṛtrāsura

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.11.1

śrī-śuka uvāca

ta evaḿ śaḿsato dharmaḿ

vacaḥ patyur acetasaḥ

naivāgṛhṇanta sambhrāntāḥ

palāyana-parā nṛpa

SYNONYMS

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; te — they; evam — thus; śaḿsataḥ — praising; dharmam — the principles of religion; vacaḥ — the words; patyuḥ — of their master; acetasaḥ — their minds being very disturbed; na — not; eva — indeed; agṛhṇanta — accepted; sambhrāntāḥ — fearful; palāyana-parāḥ — intent upon fleeing; nṛpa — O King.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King, Vṛtrāsura, the commander in chief of the demons, advised his lieutenants in the principles of religion, but the cowardly demoniac commanders, intent upon fleeing the battlefield, were so disturbed by fear that they could not accept his words.

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