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

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SB 3.17.6

उद्धसत्तडिदम्भोद घटया नष्टभागणे व्योम्नि प्रविष्टतमसा न स्म व्यादृश्यते पदम्

uddhasat-taḍid-ambhoda- ghaṭayā naṣṭa-bhāgaṇe vyomni praviṣṭa-tamasā na sma vyādṛśyate padam

Synonyms

uddhasatlaughing loudly; taḍidlightning; ambhodaof clouds; ghaṭayāby masses; naṣṭalost; bhāgaṇethe luminaries; vyomniin the sky; praviṣṭaenveloped; tamasāby darkness; nanot; sma vyādṛśyatecould be seen; padamany place..

Translation

The luminaries in the heavens were screened by masses of clouds, in which lightning sometimes flashed as though laughing. Darkness reigned everywhere, and nothing could be seen.

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