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Chapter 6: The Demigods and Demons Declare a Truce

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SB 8.6.2

तेनैव सहसा सर्वे देवाः प्रतिहतेक्षणाः नापश्यन्खं दिशः क्षौणीमात्मानं च कुतो विभुम्

tenaiva sahasā sarve devāḥ pratihatekṣaṇāḥ nāpaśyan khaṁ diśaḥ kṣauṇīm ātmānaṁ ca kuto vibhum

Synonyms

tena evabecause of this; sahasāall of a sudden; sarveall; devāḥthe demigods; pratihata-īkṣaṇāḥtheir vision being blocked; nanot; apaśyancould see; khamthe sky; diśaḥthe directions; kṣauṇīmland; ātmānam caalso themselves; kutaḥand where is the question of seeing; vibhumthe Supreme Lord..

Translation

The vision of all the demigods was blocked by the Lord's effulgence. Thus they could see neither the sky, the directions, the land, nor even themselves, what to speak of seeing the Lord, who was present before them.

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