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.