SB 3.17.6
Srimad-Bhagavatam, Third Canto, Chapter 17: Victory of Hiraṇyākṣa Over All the Directions of the Universe
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 6
uddhasat-taḍid-ambhoda-
ghaṭayā naṣṭa-bhāgaṇe
vyomni praviṣṭa-tamasā
na sma vyādṛśyate padam
SYNONYMS
uddhasat—laughing loudly; taḍit—lightning; ambhoda—of clouds; ghaṭayā—by masses; naṣṭa—lost; bhā-gaṇe—the luminaries; vyomni—in the sky; praviṣṭa—enveloped; tamasā—by darkness; na—not; sma vyādṛśyate—could be seen; padam—any place.
TRANSLATION
The luminaries in the heavens were screened by masses of clouds, in which lightning sometimes flashed as though laughing. Darkness reigned everywhere, and nothing could be seen.