SB 3.19.18

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Third Canto - Chapter 19: The Killing of the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa

SB 3.19.17 - SB 3.19.19

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 18

pravavur vāyavaś caṇḍās

tamaḥ pāṁsavam airayan

digbhyo nipetur grāvāṇaḥ

kṣepaṇaiḥ prahitā iva

SYNONYMS

pravavuḥ—were blowing; vāyavaḥ—winds; caṇḍāḥ—fierce; tamaḥ—darkness; pāṁsavam—caused by dust; airayan—were spreading; digbhyaḥ—from every direction; nipetuḥ—came down; grāvāṇaḥ—stones; kṣepaṇaiḥ—by machine guns; prahitāḥ—thrown; iva—as if.

TRANSLATION

Fierce winds began to blow from all directions, spreading darkness occasioned by dust and hail storms; stones came in volleys from every corner, as if thrown by machine guns.

SB 3.19.17 - SB 3.19.19