SB 8.11.37
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 37
- iti śakraṁ viṣīdantam
- āha vāg aśarīriṇī
- nāyaṁ śuṣkair atho nārdrair
- vadham arhati dānavaḥ
SYNONYMS
iti—in this way; śakram—unto Indra; viṣīdantam—lamenting; āha—spoke; vāk—a voice; aśarīriṇī—without any body, or from the sky; na—not; ayam—this; śuṣkaiḥ—by anything dry; atho—also; na—nor; ārdraiḥ—by anything moist; vadham—annihilation; arhati—is befitting; dānavaḥ—this demon (Namuci).
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: While the morose Indra was lamenting in this way, an ominous, unembodied voice said from the sky, "This demon Namuci is not to be annihilated by anything dry or moist."