Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 43


Sanskrit:

तस्य कर्मोत्तमं वीक्ष्य दुर्मर्ष: शक्तिमाददे ।तां ज्वलन्तीं महोल्काभां हस्तस्थामच्छिनद्धरि: ॥ ४३ ॥

ITRANS:

tasya karmottamaṁ vīkṣyadurmarṣaḥ śaktim ādadetāṁ jvalantīṁ maholkābhāṁhasta-sthām acchinad dhariḥ

Translation:

When Bali Mahārāja saw the expert military activities of Indra, he could not restrain his anger. Thus he took up another weapon, known as śakti, which blazed like a great firebrand. But Indra cut that weapon to pieces while it was still in Bali’s hand.

Purport: