Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 31

Vṛtrāsura Instructs Indra on Providence and Devotion; The Slaying of Vṛtrāsura

Devanagari script

निगीर्णोऽप्यसुरेन्द्रेण न ममारोदरं गत: । महापुरुषसन्नद्धो योगमायाबलेन च ॥ ३१ ॥

Transliteration

nigīrṇo ’py asurendreṇa na mamārodaraṁ gataḥ mahāpuruṣa-sannaddho yoga-māyā-balena ca

Translation

Aunque el rey de los asuras lo había tragado, Indra no murió dentro de su vientre. Pues estaba protegido por la armadura divina del Mahāpuruṣa Nārāyaṇa—idéntica al propio Nārāyaṇa—y también por el poder de su yoga-māyā.

Synonyms

• निगीर्णः: swallowed
• निगीर्णः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; patient as subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√गॄ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having been swallowed’

• अपि: even though
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवादार्थक (particle: even/also)

• असुरेन्द्रेण: by the lord of the Asuras
• असुरेन्द्रेण: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument; doer in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुरेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक; असुर+इन्द्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• ममार: died
• ममार: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• उदरम्: belly; stomach
• उदरम्: Karma (कर्म/Goal-object with गतः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गतः: having gone (into)
• गतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘gone/entered’

• महापुरुषसन्नद्धः: protected/armed by the Supreme Person
• महापुरुषसन्नद्धः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महापुरुष-सन्नद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; महापुरुष + सन्नद्ध)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (armed/fortified by/with the Supreme Person)

• योगमायाबलेन: by the power of Yogamāyā
• योगमायाबलेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगमाया-बल (प्रातिपदिक; योगमाया + बल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Vṛtrāsura

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about being protected by Yogamaya?

This verse explains that even when a devotee appears to be overpowered—like being swallowed by an enemy—he can remain unharmed by the Lord’s protection through Yogamāyā.

Why was Indra not killed even after being swallowed by Vṛtrāsura?

Śukadeva describes that Indra did not die inside Vṛtrāsura because he was safeguarded by the Supreme Person’s arrangement and the power of Yogamāyā.

Practical application of divine protection and fearlessness in modern life?

The verse encourages taking shelter of the Lord through sincere devotion, cultivating steadiness and courage even when circumstances seem overwhelming.