Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 3
Vṛtrāsura Rebukes Indra; Heroic Combat and the Asura’s Pure Devotional Prayers
विशीर्यमाणां पृतनामासुरीमसुरर्षभ: । कालानुकूलैस्त्रिदशै: काल्यमानामनाथवत् ॥ २ ॥ दृष्ट्वातप्यत सङ्कुद्ध इन्द्रशत्रुरमर्षित: । तान् निवार्यौजसा राजन् निर्भर्त्स्येदमुवाच ह ॥ ३ ॥
viśīryamāṇāṁ pṛtanām āsurīm asurarṣabhaḥ kālānukūlais tridaśaiḥ kālyamānām anāthavat
帕利克希特王啊，诸天趁着时机有利，从后方袭击阿修罗军，驱赶并使其四散，宛如无主之师。见到部众如此凄惨，阿修罗中最杰出的弗利陀罗修罗——号“因陀罗杀敌”(Indraśatru)，因陀罗之敌——悲愤交加，难忍败势，遂以威力止住众人，怒斥诸天，愤然说道如下。
FAQs
It describes Vṛtrāsura becoming intensely distressed and angry upon seeing his forces break, then forcibly restraining them and rebuking them to stand and fight.
Because he is presented as Indra’s principal adversary in this conflict; the epithet identifies him by his role in the narrative as Indra’s enemy.
It highlights leadership under pressure—when a group collapses in fear, a leader may need to steady them firmly and restore resolve rather than surrender to panic.