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

Verse 8 of 31
SB 3.17.8

मुहुः परिधयो ऽभूवन्सराह्वोः शशिसूर्ययोः निर्घाता रथनिर्ह्रादा विवरेभ्यः प्रजज्ञिरे

muhuḥ paridhayo 'bhūvan sarāhvoḥ śaśi-sūryayoḥ nirghātā ratha-nirhrādā vivarebhyaḥ prajajñire

Synonyms

muhuḥagain and again; paridhayaḥmisty halos; abhūvanappeared; sa-rāhvoḥduring eclipses; śaśiof the moon; sūryayoḥof the sun; nirghātāḥclaps of thunder; ratha-nirhrādāḥsounds like those of rattling chariots; vivarebhyaḥfrom the mountain caves; prajajñirewere produced..

Translation

Misty halos appeared around the sun and the moon during solar and lunar eclipses again and again. Claps of thunder were heard even without clouds, and sounds like that of rattling chariots emerged from the mountain caves.

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