Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 14
Vṛtrāsura Rebukes Indra; Heroic Combat and the Asura’s Pure Devotional Prayers
श्रीवृत्र उवाच दिष्ट्या भवान् मे समवस्थितो रिपु- र्यो ब्रह्महा गुरुहा भ्रातृहा च । दिष्ट्यानृणोऽद्याहमसत्तम त्वया मच्छूलनिर्भिन्नदृषद्धृदाचिरात् ॥ १४ ॥
śrī-vṛtra uvāca diṣṭyā bhavān me samavasthito ripur yo brahma-hā guru-hā bhrātṛ-hā ca diṣṭyānṛṇo ’dyāham asattama tvayā mac-chūla-nirbhinna-dṛṣad-dhṛdācirāt
シュリー・ヴリトラアスラは言った。「バラモンを殺し、師を殺し、そして実に我が兄を殺した者が、今、幸運にも敵として私の目の前に立っている。ああ、最も忌まわしき者よ、私が三叉の矛でお前の石のような心臓を貫くとき、私は兄への借りを返すことになるだろう。」
FAQs
This verse has Vṛtrāsura directly accuse Indra of grave sins—killing a brāhmaṇa, killing the guru, and killing his brother—showing that even exalted devas can be bound by severe karmic reactions for irreligious acts.
In the battlefield exchange, Vṛtrāsura condemns Indra’s past misdeeds and hypocrisy, using strong language to highlight the moral weight of those actions and to shame Indra’s adharma.
The verse cautions that status does not erase accountability: harmful actions—especially against teachers, the innocent, or family—carry consequences, and real integrity requires aligning power with dharma.