Shakra said Brahman has commanded me, saying that I should never kill you. It is, therefore, O Vali, that I do not hurl my thunderbolt upon your head.
शक्र उवाच ब्रह्मणोऽस्मि समादिष्टो न हन्तव्यो भवानिति। तने तेऽहं बले वज्रं न विमुञ्चामि मूर्धनि॥