ŚB 8.11.26
Devanagari
ततस्तुराषाडिषुबद्धपञ्जराद्
विनिर्गत: साश्वरथध्वजाग्रणी: ।
बभौ दिश: खं पृथिवीं च रोचयन्
स्वतेजसा सूर्य इव क्षपात्यये ॥ २६ ॥
विनिर्गत: साश्वरथध्वजाग्रणी: ।
बभौ दिश: खं पृथिवीं च रोचयन्
स्वतेजसा सूर्य इव क्षपात्यये ॥ २६ ॥
Verse text
tatas turāṣāḍ iṣu-baddha-pañjarād
vinirgataḥ sāśva-ratha-dhvajāgraṇīḥ
babhau diśaḥ khaṁ pṛthivīṁ ca rocayan
sva-tejasā sūrya iva kṣapātyaye
vinirgataḥ sāśva-ratha-dhvajāgraṇīḥ
babhau diśaḥ khaṁ pṛthivīṁ ca rocayan
sva-tejasā sūrya iva kṣapātyaye
Synonyms
tataḥ — thereafter; turāṣāṭ — another name of Indra; iṣu-baddha-pañjarāt — from the cage of the network of arrows; vinirgataḥ — being released; sa — with; aśva — horses; ratha — chariot; dhvaja — flag; agraṇīḥ — and chariot driver; babhau — became; diśaḥ — all directions; kham — the sky; pṛthivīm — the earth; ca — and; rocayan — pleasing everywhere; sva-tejasā — by his personal effulgence; sūryaḥ — the sun; iva — like; kṣapā-atyaye — at the end of night.
Translation
Thereafter, Indra released himself from the cage of the network of arrows. Appearing with his chariot, flag, horses and chariot driver and thus pleasing the sky, the earth and all directions, he shone effulgently like the sun at the end of night. Indra was bright and beautiful in the vision of everyone.