Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 1 - Chapter 1 - Verse 13


Sanskrit:

तत्रैव मे विहरतो भुजदण्डयुग्मंगाण्डीवलक्षणमरातिवधाय देवा: ।सेन्द्रा: श्रिता यदनुभावितमाजमीढतेनाहमद्य मुषित: पुरुषेण भूम्ना ॥ १३ ॥

ITRANS:

tatraiva me viharato bhuja-daṇḍa-yugmaṁgāṇḍīva-lakṣaṇam arāti-vadhāya devāḥsendrāḥ śritā yad-anubhāvitam ājamīḍhatenāham adya muṣitaḥ puruṣeṇa bhūmnā

Translation:

When I stayed for some days as a guest in the heavenly planets, all the heavenly demigods, including King Indradeva, took shelter of my arms, which were marked with the Gāṇḍīva bow, to kill the demon named Nivātakavaca. O King, descendant of Ajamīḍha, at the present moment I am bereft of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, by whose influence I was so powerful.

Purport:

The heavenly demigods are certainly more intelligent, powerful and beautiful, and yet they had to take help from Arjuna because of his Gāṇḍīva bow, which was empowered by the grace of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. The Lord is all-powerful, and by His grace His pure devotee can be as powerful as He may desire, and there is no limit to it. And when the Lord withdraws His power from anyone, he is powerless by the will of the Lord.