[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [The Mahābhārata and its versions](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata) › [The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) › 5.17.2 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 5.17.2 Mahābhārata 5.17.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.17.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.17.2) so'bravīdarcya devendraṃ diṣṭyā vai vardhate bhavān | viśvarūpavināśena vṛtrāsuravadhena ca || 2 || > "Salya said, 'Now when the great Indra, the intelligent chief of the gods, was deliberating with the guardians of the world and other deities upon the means of slaying Nahusha, there appeared at that spot the venerable ascetic Agastya. And Agastya honoured the lord of the gods and said, 'How fortunate that thou art flourishing after the destruction of that being of universal form, as also that of Vritra. And how fortunate. O Purandara, Nahusha hath been hurled from the throne of heaven. How fortunate, O slayer of Vala, that I behold thee with all thy enemies killed.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 5.17.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.17.1) - [Next: 5.17.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.17.3) - [Up: 5.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.17) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.5.17.1) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Bhāratabhāvadīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha.5.17.2) — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara 1650, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.5.17.2) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.5.17.2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.17.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.17.2) · Pramāṇa