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Chapter 24: The Subterranean Heavenly Planets

Verse 12 of 31
SB 5.24.12

यत्र हि महाहिप्रवरशिरोमणयः सर्वं तमः प्रबाधन्ते.

yatra hi mahāhi-pravara-śiro-maṇayaḥ sarvaṁ tamaḥ prabādhante.

Synonyms

yatra—where; hi—indeed; mahā-ahi—of great serpents; pravara—of the best; śiraḥ-maṇayaḥ—the gems on the hoods; sarvam—all; tamaḥ—darkness; prabādhante—drive away..

Translation

Many great serpents reside there with gems on their hoods, and the effulgence of these gems dissipates the darkness in all directions.

Verse 12 of 31