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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
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na śuṣkeṇa na cārdreṇa jahāra namuceḥ śiraḥ taṁ tuṣṭuvur muni-gaṇā mālyaiś cāvākiran vibhum
WORD BY WORD
TRANSLATION
| Thus Indra, King of heaven, severed Namuci’s head with a weapon of foam, which was neither dry nor moist. Then all the sages satisfied Indra, the exalted personality, by showering flowers and garlands upon him, almost covering him.
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PURPORT
| In this regard, the śruti-mantras say, apāṁ phenena namuceḥ śira indro ’dārayat: Indra killed Namuci with watery foam, which is neither moist nor dry.
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