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
斯里·弗栗多阿修罗说：那个杀害婆罗门的人，那个杀害自己灵性导师的人——实际上，那个杀害我兄弟的人——现在，幸运的是，作为我的敌人面对面地站在我面前。噢，最可恶的人啊，当我用三叉戟刺穿你那像石头一样的心时，我将偿还对我兄弟的亏欠。
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.