# SB 6.13.4 > श्रीशुक उवाच > वृत्रविक्रमसंविग्नाः सर्वे देवाः सहर्षिभिः > तद्वधायार्थयन्निन्द्रं नैच्छद्भीतो बृहद्वधात ॥४॥ ## Text > śrī-śuka uvāca > vṛtra-vikrama-saṁvignāḥ > sarve devāḥ saharṣibhiḥ > tad-vadhāyārthayann indraṁ > naicchad bhīto bṛhad-vadhāt ## Synonyms *śrī-śukaḥ uvāca*—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; *vṛtra*—of Vṛtrāsura; *vikrama*—by the powerful activities; *saṁvignāḥ*—being full of anxieties; *sarve*—all; *devāḥ*—the demigods; *saha ṛṣibhiḥ*—with the great sages; *tat-vadhāya*—for the killing of him; *ārthayan*—requested; *indram*—Indra; *na aicchat*—declined; *bhītaḥ*—being afraid; *bṛhat-vadhāt*—due to killing a *brāhmaṇa.* ## Translation **Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī answered: When all the great sages and demigods were disturbed by the extraordinary power of Vṛtrāsura, they had assembled to ask Indra to kill him. Indra, however, being afraid of killing a brāhmaṇa, declined their request.**