Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 24
Indra Slays Namuci—The Limits of Power and the Triumph of Divine Strategy
सर्वत: शरकूटेन शक्रं सरथसारथिम् । छादयामासुरसुरा: प्रावृट्सूर्यमिवाम्बुदा: ॥ २४ ॥
sarvataḥ śara-kūṭena śakraṁ saratha-sārathim chādayām āsur asurāḥ prāvṛṭ-sūryam ivāmbudāḥ
D’autres asuras couvrirent Śakra (Indra), avec son char et son cocher, d’une pluie ininterrompue de flèches de tous côtés, comme les nuages de la mousson voilent le soleil.
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It describes the intense warfare where the demons unleash overwhelming volleys of arrows, even covering Indra, showing how formidable material power can appear in battle.
In the course of the Deva-Asura war, the demons attempted to overpower the king of heaven by force, surrounding him and obscuring him with a concentrated missile attack.
When problems “cloud” one’s life like monsoon clouds covering the sun, a devotee remembers that adversity can be overwhelming externally yet temporary—steadiness and faith help one endure and act wisely.