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Chapter 24: Matsya, the Lord's Fish Incarnation

Verse 41 of 59
SB 8.24.41

ततः समुद्र उद्वेलः सर्वतः प्लावयन्महीम् वर्धमानो महामेघैर्वर्षद्भिः समदृश्यत

tataḥ samudra udvelaḥ sarvataḥ plāvayan mahīm vardhamāno mahā-meghair varṣadbhiḥ samadṛśyata

Synonyms

tataḥthereafter; samudraḥthe ocean; udvelaḥoverflowing; sarvataḥeverywhere; plāvayaninundating; mahīmthe earth; vardhamānaḥincreasing more and more; mahā-meghaiḥby gigantic clouds; varṣadbhiḥincessantly pouring rain; samadṛśyataKing Satyavrata saw it..

Translation

Thereafter, gigantic clouds pouring incessant water swelled the ocean more and more. Thus the ocean began to overflow onto the land and inundate the entire world.

Verse 41 of 59