Bhagavata Purana 8.11.36
Srimad Bhagavatam · 11 · Verse 36
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Sanskrit Original
सोऽयं प्रतिहतो वज्रो मया मुक्तोऽसुरेऽल्पके । नाहं तदाददे दण्डं ब्रह्मतेजोऽप्यकारणम् ॥ ३६ ॥
so ’yaṁ pratihato vajro mayā mukto ’sure ’lpake nāhaṁ tad ādade daṇḍaṁ brahma-tejo ’py akāraṇam
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But now, although the same thunderbolt has been released against a less important demon, it has been ineffectual. Therefore, although it was as good as a brahmāstra, it has now become useless like an ordinary rod. I shall therefore hold it no longer.