SB 3.17.24

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Third Canto, Chapter 17: Victory of Hiraṇyākṣa Over All the Directions of the Universe

SB 3.17.23

SB 3.17.25

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 24

tato nivṛttaḥ krīḍiṣyan
gambhīraṁ bhīma-nisvanam
vijagāhe mahā-sattvo
vārdhiṁ matta iva dvipaḥ

SYNONYMS

tataḥ—then; nivṛttaḥ—returned; krīḍiṣyan—for the sake of sport; gambhīram—deep; bhīma-nisvanam—making a terrible sound; vijagāhe—dived; mahā-sattvaḥ—the mighty being; vārdhim—in the ocean; mattaḥ—in wrath; iva—like; dvipaḥ—an elephant.

TRANSLATION

After returning from the heavenly kingdom, the mighty demon, who was like an elephant in wrath, for the sake of sport dived into the deep ocean, which was roaring terribly.