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14:4714:47, 3 January 2018 diff hist +1,686 N The denizens of various planets, like the demigods, demons, Caranas and Siddhas, praised Vrtrasura's deed, but when they observed that Indra was in great danger, they lamented, "Alas! Alas!" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The denizens of various planets, like the demigods, demons, Caranas and Siddhas, praised Vrtrasura's deed, but when they obser..."
14:3914:39, 3 January 2018 diff hist +1,847 N Although one of his arms was severed from his body, Vrtrasura angrily approached King Indra and struck him on the jaw with an iron mace. He also struck the elephant that carried Indra. Thus Indra dropped the thunderbolt from his hand Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although one of his arms was severed from his body, Vrtrasura angrily approached King Indra and struck him on the jaw with an..."

08:3008:30, 2 January 2018 diff hist +1,480 N Simultaneously, he cut off one of Vrtrasura's arms, which was as thick as the body of Vasuki, the King of the serpents Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Simultaneously, he cut off one of Vrtrasura's arms, which was as thick as the body of Vasuki, the King of the serpents"}} {{no..."
08:2708:27, 2 January 2018 diff hist +1,782 N Flying in the sky, Vrtrasura's trident resembled a brilliant meteor. Although the blazing weapon was difficult to look upon, King Indra, unafraid, cut it to pieces with his thunderbolt Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Flying in the sky, Vrtrasura's trident resembled a brilliant meteor. Although the blazing weapon was difficult to look upon, K..."
08:2208:22, 2 January 2018 diff hist +2,643 N O King Pariksit, he vigorously took up his trident and with great force attacked Lord Indra, the King of heaven, just as Kaitabha had forcefully attacked the Supreme Personality of Godhead when the universe was inundated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O King Pariksit, he vigorously took up his trident and with great force attacked Lord Indra, the King of heaven, just as Kaita..."
08:1908:19, 2 January 2018 diff hist +2,263 N Sukadeva Gosvami said: Desiring to give up his body, Vrtrasura considered death in the battle preferable to victory Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sukadeva Gosvami said: Desiring to give up his body, Vrtrasura considered death in the battle preferable to victory"}} {{notes..."
08:1108:11, 2 January 2018 diff hist +1,985 N My attachment to my body, wife, children and home is continuing by the spell of Your external energy, but I wish to be attached to them no longer. Let my mind, my consciousness and everything I have be attached only to You Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My attachment to my body, wife, children and home is continuing by the spell of Your external energy, but I wish to be attache..."
08:0808:08, 2 January 2018 diff hist +1,905 N O my Lord, my master, I am wandering throughout this material world as a result of my fruitive activities. Therefore I simply seek friendship in the association of Your pious and enlightened devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O my Lord, my master, I am wandering throughout this material world as a result of my fruitive activities. Therefore I simply..."
08:0308:03, 2 January 2018 diff hist +2,431 N As a morose wife whose husband is away from home always longs for him to return and satisfy her in all respects, I always yearn for the opportunity to render direct service unto You Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As a morose wife whose husband is away from home always longs for him to return and satisfy her in all respects, I always year..."
07:5907:59, 2 January 2018 diff hist +2,979 N As small calves tied with ropes await anxiously the time of milking, when they will be allowed to drink the milk of their mothers, I always yearn for the opportunity to render direct service unto You Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O lotus-eyed Lord, as baby birds that have not yet developed their wings always look for their mother to return and feed them,..."
07:5507:55, 2 January 2018 diff hist +2,942 N O lotus-eyed Lord, as baby birds that have not yet developed their wings always look for their mother to return and feed them, I always yearn for the opportunity to render direct service unto You Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O lotus-eyed Lord, as baby birds that have not yet developed their wings always look for their mother to return and feed them,..."
07:4807:48, 2 January 2018 diff hist +2,259 N I do not desire to be master of the powers of mystic yoga, nor do I want liberation if I have to give up Your lotus feet Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I do not desire to be master of the powers of mystic yoga, nor do I want liberation if I have to give up Your lotus feet"}} {{..."
07:3707:37, 2 January 2018 diff hist +2,683 N O my Lord, source of all opportunities, I do not desire to enjoy in Dhruvaloka, the heavenly planets or the planet where Lord Brahma resides, nor do I want to be the supreme ruler of all the earthly planets or the lower planetary systems Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O my Lord, source of all opportunities, I do not desire to enjoy in Dhruvaloka, the heavenly planets or the planet where Lord..."
07:2707:27, 2 January 2018 diff hist +3,037 N O Lord of my life, may I again become their servant so that my mind may always think of Your transcendental attributes, my words always glorify those attributes, and my body always engage in the loving service of Your Lordship? Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O Lord of my life, may I again become their servant so that my mind may always think of Your transcendental attributes, my wor..."
07:2007:20, 2 January 2018 diff hist +2,726 N O my Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, will I again be able to be a servant of Your eternal servants who find shelter only at Your lotus feet? Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O my Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, will I again be able to be a servant of Your eternal servants who find shelter on..."
07:0707:07, 2 January 2018 diff hist +2,972 N O Indra, one can thus infer how kind the Lord is. Such mercy is obtainable only by unalloyed devotees, not by persons who aspire for material gains Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O Indra, one can thus infer how kind the Lord is. Such mercy is obtainable only by unalloyed devotees, not by persons who aspi..."
06:5706:57, 2 January 2018 diff hist +2,864 N Our Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, forbids His devotees to endeavor uselessly for religion, economic development and sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Our Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, forbids His devotees to endeavor uselessly for religion, economic development an..."
06:5206:52, 2 January 2018 diff hist +3,692 N One goes through much endeavor to increase and maintain his possessions, and he suffers great unhappiness when he loses them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus one goes through much endeavor to increase and maintain his possessions, and he suffers great unhappiness when he loses t..."
06:4906:49, 2 January 2018 diff hist +3,738 N The Lord never bestows upon such servants the brilliant opulences of the upper, lower and middle planetary systems of this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord never bestows upon such servants the brilliant opulences of the upper, lower and middle planetary systems of this mat..."
06:4206:42, 2 January 2018 diff hist +3,306 N Since you (Indra) have come here to kill me in accordance with Visnu's order, there is no doubt that I shall be killed by the release of your thunderbolt. Lord Visnu has sided with you. Therefore your victory, opulence and all good qualities are assured Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since you have come here to kill me in accordance with Lord Visnu's order, there is no doubt that I shall be killed by the rel..."
06:3206:32, 2 January 2018 diff hist +2,885 N O Indra, King of heaven, the thunderbolt you carry to kill me has been empowered by the prowess of Lord Visnu and the strength of Dadhici's austerities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O Indra, King of heaven, the thunderbolt you carry to kill me has been empowered by the prowess of Lord Visnu and the strength..."
06:2906:29, 2 January 2018 diff hist +3,160 N Although your attack upon me with your club was certainly useless, like a request of money from a miser, the thunderbolt you carry will not be useless. You need have no doubts about this Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although your attack upon me with your club was certainly useless, like a request of money from a miser, the thunderbolt you c..."
06:2706:27, 2 January 2018 diff hist +2,790 N O King of the demigods (Indra), since I (Vrtrasura), your enemy, am standing before you, why don't you hurl your thunderbolt at me? Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O King of the demigods, since I, your enemy, am standing before you, why don't you hurl your thunderbolt at me"}} {{notes|}} {..."
06:1906:19, 2 January 2018 diff hist +3,161 N I shall thus be relieved of my obligations to the reactions of my karma, and my fortune will be to receive the dust from the lotus feet of great devotees like Narada Muni Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I shall thus be relieved of my obligations to the reactions of my karma, and my fortune will be to receive the dust from the l..."
06:1606:16, 2 January 2018 diff hist +3,357 N If in this battle you cut off my head with your thunderbolt and kill my soldiers, O Indra, O great hero, I (Vrtrasura) shall take great pleasure in offering my body to other living entities (such as jackals and vultures) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But if in this battle you cut off my head with your thunderbolt and kill my soldiers, O Indra, O great hero, I shall take grea..."
06:0306:03, 2 January 2018 diff hist +1,488 N With those (Demigods) heads I shall perform a sacrifice to Bhairava and the other leaders of the ghosts, along with their hordes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"With those (Demigods) heads I shall perform a sacrifice to Bhairava and the other leaders of the ghosts, along with their hord..."
06:0006:00, 2 January 2018 diff hist +1,698 N You are naturally cruel. If the other demigods, unaware of my prowess, follow you by attacking me with raised weapons, I shall sever their heads with this sharp trident Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"You are naturally cruel. If the other demigods, unaware of my prowess, follow you by attacking me with raised weapons, I shall..."
05:5705:57, 2 January 2018 diff hist +1,749 N Now I shall pierce your body with my trident, and after you die with great pain, even fire will not touch you; only the vultures will eat your body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Now I shall pierce your body with my trident, and after you die with great pain, even fire will not touch you; only the vultur..."
05:5005:50, 2 January 2018 diff hist +1,885 N Indra, you are bereft of all shame, mercy, glory and good fortune. Deprived of these good qualities by the reactions of your fruitive activities, you are to be condemned even by the man-eaters (Raksasas) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Indra, you are bereft of all shame, mercy, glory and good fortune. Deprived of these good qualities by the reactions of your f..."
05:4705:47, 2 January 2018 diff hist +1,889 N He (Vrtrasura's elder brother) was your (Indra's) spiritual master, but although you entrusted him with the performance of your sacrifice, you later mercilessly severed his heads from his body the way one butchers an animal Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He was your spiritual master, but although you entrusted him with the performance of your sacrifice, you later mercilessly sev..."
05:4405:44, 2 January 2018 diff hist +1,796 N Only for the sake of living in the heavenly planets, you killed my elder brother - a self-realized, sinless, qualified brahmana who had been appointed your chief priest Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only for the sake of living in the heavenly planets, you killed my elder brother - a self-realized, sinless, qualified brahman..."
05:4005:40, 2 January 2018 diff hist +1,585 N Vrtrasura said, "O most abominable one, when I pierce your stonelike heart with my trident, I shall be freed from my debt to my brother" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O most abominable one, when I pierce your stonelike heart with my trident, I shall be freed from my debt to my brother"}} {{no..."
05:3705:37, 2 January 2018 diff hist +1,758 N Sri Vrtrasura said: He who has killed a brahmana, he who has killed his spiritual master - indeed, he who has killed my brother - is now, by good fortune, standing before me face to face as my enemy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sri Vrtrasura said: He who has killed a brahmana, he who has killed his spiritual master - indeed, he who has killed my brothe..."

08:2208:22, 31 December 2017 diff hist +1,623 N Thinking of Indra's sinful activities, he became mad with lamentation and forgetfulness. Laughing sarcastically, he spoke as follows Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thinking of Indra's sinful activities, he became mad with lamentation and forgetfulness. Laughing sarcastically, he spoke as f..."
08:2008:20, 31 December 2017 diff hist +1,899 N O King, when the great hero Vrtrasura saw Indra, his enemy, the killer of his brother, standing before him with a thunderbolt in his hand, desiring to fight, Vrtrasura remembered how Indra had cruelly killed his brother Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O King, when the great hero Vrtrasura saw Indra, his enemy, the killer of his brother, standing before him with a thunderbolt..."
08:1408:14, 31 December 2017 diff hist +1,930 N Taking this opportunity, Indra touched the elephant with his nectar-producing hand, thus relieving the animal's pain and curing its injuries. Then the elephant and Indra both stood silently Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Taking this opportunity, Indra touched the elephant with his nectar-producing hand, thus relieving the animal's pain and curin..."
08:1108:11, 31 December 2017 diff hist +2,119 N When he saw Indra's carrier elephant thus fatigued and injured and when he saw Indra morose because his carrier had been harmed in that way, the great soul Vrtrasura, following religious principles, refrained from again striking Indra with the club Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When he saw Indra's carrier elephant thus fatigued and injured and when he saw Indra morose because his carrier had been harme..."
08:0208:02, 31 December 2017 diff hist +1,892 N O King Pariksit, the powerful Vrtrasura, the enemy of King Indra, angrily struck the head of Indra's elephant with that club, making a tumultuous sound on the battlefield. For this heroic deed, the soldiers on both sides glorified him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O King Pariksit, the powerful Vrtrasura, the enemy of King Indra, angrily struck the head of Indra's elephant with that club,..."
07:5707:57, 31 December 2017 diff hist +2,582 N Seeing Vrtrasura's disposition, Indra, the King of heaven, became intolerant and threw at him one of his great clubs, which are extremely difficult to counteract. However, as the club flew toward him, Vrtrasura easily caught it with his left hand Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Seeing Vrtrasura's disposition, Indra, the King of heaven, became intolerant and threw at him one of his great clubs, which ar..."
07:5207:52, 31 December 2017 diff hist +1,900 N As the demigods closed their eyes in fear, Vrtrasura, taking up his trident and making the earth tremble with his great strength, trampled the demigods beneath his feet on the battlefield the way a mad elephant tramples hollow bamboos in the forest Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As the demigods closed their eyes in fear, Vrtrasura, taking up his trident and making the earth tremble with his great streng..."
07:4607:46, 31 December 2017 diff hist +1,531 N When all the demigods heard Vrtrasura's tumultuous roar, which resembled that of a lion, they fainted and fell to the ground as if struck by thunderbolts Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When all the demigods heard Vrtrasura's tumultuous roar, which resembled that of a lion, they fainted and fell to the ground a..."
07:3307:33, 31 December 2017 diff hist +2,147 N O insignificant demigods, if you truly have faith in your heroism, if you have patience in the cores of your hearts and if you are not ambitious for sense gratification, please stand before me for a moment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O insignificant demigods, if you truly have faith in your heroism, if you have patience in the cores of your hearts and if you..."
07:2807:28, 31 December 2017 diff hist +3,431 N One who considers himself a hero should not kill an enemy who is afraid of losing his life. Such killing is never glorious, nor can it promote one to the heavenly planets Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who considers himself a hero should not kill an enemy who is afraid of losing his life. Such killing is never glorious, no..."
07:2607:26, 31 December 2017 diff hist +3,682 N O demigods, these demoniac soldiers have taken birth uselessly. Indeed, they have come from the bodies of their mothers exactly like stool. What is the benefit of killing such enemies from behind while they are running in fear? Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O demigods, these demoniac soldiers have taken birth uselessly. Indeed, they have come from the bodies of their mothers exactl..."
07:2107:21, 31 December 2017 diff hist +2,311 N Seeing the pitiable condition of his soldiers, Vrtrasura, the best of the asuras, was very much aggrieved. Unable to tolerate such reverses, he stopped and forcefully rebuked the demigods, speaking the following words in an angry mood Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Seeing the pitiable condition of his soldiers, Vṛtrāsura, the best of the asuras, who was called Indraśatru, the enemy of..."
07:1407:14, 31 December 2017 diff hist +2,235 N O King Pariksit, the demigods, taking advantage of a favorable opportunity presented by time, attacked the army of the demons from the rear and began driving away the demoniac soldiers, scattering them here and there as if their army had no leader Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O King Pariksit, the demigods, taking advantage of a favorable opportunity presented by time, attacked the army of the demons..."
07:0907:09, 31 December 2017 diff hist +2,031 N O King, Vrtrasura, the commander in chief of the demons, advised his lieutenants in the principles of religion, but the cowardly demoniac commanders, intent upon fleeing the battlefield, were so disturbed by fear that they could not accept his words Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King, Vṛtrāsura, the commander in chief of the demons, advised his lieutenants in the pri..."
07:0207:02, 31 December 2017 diff hist +1,765 N The second is to die on the battlefield, leading the army and never showing one's back. These two kinds of death are recommended in the sastra as glorious Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The second is to die on the battlefield, leading the army and never showing one's back. These two kinds of death are recommend..."
06:5806:58, 31 December 2017 diff hist +2,096 N There are two ways to meet a glorious death, and both are very rare. One is to die after performing mystic yoga, especially bhakti-yoga, by which one can control the mind and living force and die absorbed in thought of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are two ways to meet a glorious death, and both are very rare. One is to die after performing mystic yoga, especially bh..."
06:4906:49, 31 December 2017 diff hist +2,605 N Under the circumstances, death being inevitable, if one can gain promotion to the higher planetary systems and be always celebrated here by dying a suitable death, what man will not accept such a glorious death? Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Under the circumstances, death being inevitable, if one can gain promotion to the higher planetary systems and be always celeb..."

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