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Chapter 17: Victory of Hiraṇyākṣa Over All the Directions of the Universe

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SB 3.17.4

सहाचला भुवश्चेलुर्दिशः सर्वाः प्रजज्वलुः सोल्काश्चाशनयः पेतुः केतवश्चार्तिहेतवः

sahācalā bhuvaś celur diśaḥ sarvāḥ prajajvaluḥ solkāś cāśanayaḥ petuḥ ketavaś cārti-hetavaḥ

Synonyms

sahaalong with; acalāḥthe mountains; bhuvaḥof the earth; celuḥshook; diśaḥdirections; sarvāḥall; prajajvaluḥblazed like fire; sawith; ulkāḥmeteors; caand; aśanayaḥthunderbolts; petuḥfell; ketavaḥcomets; caand; ārti-hetavaḥthe cause of all inauspiciousness..

Translation

There were earthquakes along the mountains on the earth, and it appeared that there was fire everywhere. Many inauspicious planets like Saturn appeared, along with comets, meteors and thunderbolts.

Purport

When natural disturbances occur on a planet, one should understand that a demon must have taken birth there. In the present age the number of demoniac people is increasing; therefore natural disturbances are also increasing. There is no doubt about this, as we can understand from the statements of the Bhāgavatam.

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