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बाढमित्येव ऋषयस्तमूचुर्भरतर्षभ । एवं कृते तु संधाने वृत्रः प्रमुदितोऽभवत् ॥ ५-१०-३१॥
“So be it,” the seers said to him, O bull of the Bharatas. When this agreement had thus been concluded, Vṛtra became satisfied.
english translation
यत्तः सदाभवच्चापि शक्रोऽमर्षसमन्वितः । वृत्रस्य वधसंयुक्तानुपायाननुचिन्तयन् । रन्ध्रान्वेषी समुद्विग्नः सदाभूद्बलवृत्रहा॥ ५-१०-३२॥
Śakra, filled with indignation, remained constantly vigilant, reflecting on methods connected with Vṛtra’s defeat. Seeking a vulnerability and remaining anxious, the slayer of the powerful Vṛtra stayed continually alert.
english translation
स कदाचित्समुद्रान्ते तमपश्यन्महासुरम् । संध्याकाल उपावृत्ते मुहूर्ते रम्यदारुणे ॥ ५-१०-३३॥
Once, at the edge of the ocean, he saw that great Asura, at the time of twilight—an interval both serene and formidable.
english translation
ततः संचिन्त्य भगवान्वरदानं महात्मनः । संध्येयं वर्तते रौद्रा न रात्रिर्दिवसं न च । वृत्रश्चावश्यवध्योऽयं मम सर्वहरो रिपुः॥ ५-१०-३४॥
Then the Lord, reflecting on the boon granted to that great being, considered: “This is fierce twilight—neither night nor day. And this Vṛtra must necessarily be brought down; he is my adversary who deprives me of all.”
english translation
यदि वृत्रं न हन्म्यद्य वञ्चयित्वा महासुरम् । महाबलं महाकायं न मे श्रेयो भविष्यति॥ ५-१०-३५॥
“If I do not bring down Vṛtra today—having outmaneuvered that great Asura, of immense strength and vast form—there will be no good for me.”
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