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Chapter 15: Bali Mahārāja Conquers the Heavenly Planets

Verse 23 of 33
SB 8.15.23

तां देवधानीं स वरूथिनीपतिर्बहिः समन्ताद्रुरुधे पृतन्यया आचार्यदत्तं जलजं महास्वनं दध्मौ प्रयुंजन्भयमिन्द्रयोषिताम्

tāṁ deva-dhānīṁ sa varūthinī-patir bahiḥ samantād rurudhe pṛtanyayā ācārya-dattaṁ jalajaṁ mahā-svanaṁ dadhmau prayuñjan bhayam indra-yoṣitām

Synonyms

tām—that; deva-dhānīm—place where Indra lived; saḥ—he (Bali Mahārāja); varūthinī-patiḥ—the commander of the soldiers; bahiḥ—outside; samantāt—in all directions; rurudhe—attacked; pṛtanyayā—by soldiers; ācārya-dattam—given by Śukrācārya; jala-jam—the conchshell; mahā-svanam—a loud sound; dadhmau—resounded; prayuñjan—creating; bhayam—fear; indra-yoṣitām—of all the ladies protected by Indra..

Translation

Bali Mahārāja, who was the commander of numberless soldiers, gathered his soldiers outside this abode of Indra and attacked it from all directions. He sounded the conchshell given him by his spiritual master, Śukrācārya, thus creating a fearful situation for the women protected by Indra.

Verse 23 of 33