Shloka 2

Vṛtra’s Cosmic Threat, Viṣṇu’s Upāya, and the Conditional Vulnerability

Udyoga-parva 10

Devanagari script

समर्थों हाभवं पूर्वमसमर्थो5स्मि साम्प्रतम्‌ । कथं नु कार्य भद्ठं वो दुर्धर्ष: स हि मे मत:

Translation

Formerly I was capable in every way; but now I have become powerless. May welfare be upon you all. Tell me—what is to be done, and how? To me, Vṛtrāsura seems truly unconquerable.

Speaker

इन्द्र उवाच