Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 7

Vṛtrāsura Rebukes Indra; Heroic Combat and the Asura’s Pure Devotional Prayers

Devanagari script

तेन देवगणा: सर्वे वृत्रविस्फोटनेन वै । निपेतुर्मूर्च्छिता भूमौ यथैवाशनिना हता: ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

tena deva-gaṇāḥ sarve vṛtra-visphoṭanena vai nipetur mūrcchitā bhūmau yathaivāśaninā hatāḥ

Translation

فلما سمع جميعُ الآلهةِ زئيرَ فِرتراسورا العاصف، أُغمي عليهم وسقطوا على الأرض كأنما صُعقوا بصواعقَ من السماء.

Synonyms

• तेन: by that / by him
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देव-गणाः: the hosts of gods
• देव-गणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: देवानां गणाः

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of देव-गणाः)

• वृत्र-विस्फोटनेन: by the bursting/roar of Vṛtra
• वृत्र-विस्फोटनेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + विस्फोटन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: वृत्रस्य विस्फोटनम्

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/उपपादक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• निपेतुः: fell down
• निपेतुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + पत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: नि-

• मूर्च्छिताः: fainted
• मूर्च्छिताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्छ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of देव-गणाः)

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• एव: just / indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (restrictive/emphatic)

• अशनिना: by a thunderbolt
• अशनिना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• हताः: struck down / slain
• हताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (implied: 'they')

Characters & Entities

• Vṛtrāsura
• Demigods (Devas)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the power of Vṛtrāsura in Canto 6?

This verse describes how Vṛtrāsura’s fierce outburst stunned the devas so completely that they collapsed unconscious, as if struck by a thunderbolt.

Why did the demigods fall unconscious during the battle with Vṛtrāsura?

Because Vṛtrāsura’s sudden, violent expansion/bursting (visphoṭa) overwhelmed them, causing them to faint and drop to the ground.

Practical application: what can we learn from this verse in modern life?

Even the powerful can be shaken by unexpected force; steadiness and humility are essential, and one should seek inner shelter beyond external strength.