(16) While
Indra the mightiest god of all thus was ruminating, Brihaspati, in
order not to be seen
[by the king], disappeared from his house by the power of his elevated
state.
Chapter 8: The Armor of Mantras that Protected Indra
(20) May Kes'ava protect
me with His club during the hours after sunrise, may Govinda holding
His flute protect me early in the morning, may Nârâyana the
Lord of all potencies, protect me late in the morning and may Lord
Vishnu the ruler with the disc in His hand, protect me during the hours
at noon [see also 5.21:
10].
Chapter 9: Appearance of
the Demon Vritrâsura
(28) S'rî S'uka
said: 'Because of that prayer of the enlightened souls oh King,
He with them turning inward, became visible with His conch shell, disc
and club.
Chapter 10:
The Battle Between the Demigods and Vritrâsura
(13-14) King Indra
thereafter took up the thunderbolt that was created by
Vis'vakarmâ, empowered by the great sage [Dadhîci] and
suffused with the spiritual strength of the Supreme Lord. Together
riding out with all the other gods while the munis offered
prayers, he gloriously sat on the back of Gajendra [his elephant] to
the apparent pleasure of all the three worlds.
Chapter 11:
The Transcendental Qualities of Vritrâsura
(2-3) When
the
best of the Asuras
saw that the asura army,
as if there was no one to protect them, was scattered and
chased by
the demigods now that the moment offered them the opportunity, the
enemy of Indra was in great pain. Not able to tolerate this, he angry with great force stepped in their way to
rebuke
them
with
the
following
words:
Chapter 12:
Vritrâsura's Glorious Death
(3) Even though the sight of
the rotating trident flying towards him like a star falling from the
sky was difficult to bear, it didn't scare Indra. He with his
thunderbolt cut it, together with the arm of Vritra that resembled the
body of the serpent king, in a hundred pieces.
