ŚB 10.88.14
Canto 10, Chapter 88, Text 14
वृको नामासुर: पुत्र: शकुने: पथि नारदम् ।
दृष्ट्वाशुतोषं पप्रच्छ देवेषु त्रिषु दुर्मति: ॥ १४ ॥
दृष्ट्वाशुतोषं पप्रच्छ देवेषु त्रिषु दुर्मति: ॥ १४ ॥
vṛko nāmāsuraḥ putraḥ
śakuneḥ pathi nāradam
dṛṣṭvāśu-toṣaṁ papraccha
deveṣu triṣu durmatiḥ
śakuneḥ pathi nāradam
dṛṣṭvāśu-toṣaṁ papraccha
deveṣu triṣu durmatiḥ
Word by word
vṛkaḥ — Vṛka; nāma — by name; asuraḥ — a demon; putraḥ — a son; śakuneḥ — of Śakuni; pathi — on the road; nāradam — the sage Nārada; dṛṣṭvā — seeing; āśu — quickly; toṣam — pleased; papraccha — he asked about; deveṣu — among the lords; triṣu — three; durmatiḥ — wicked.
Translation
The demon named Vṛka, a son of Śakuni’s, once met Nārada on the road. The wicked fellow asked him which of the three chief gods could be pleased most quickly.