SB 12.9.12

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Twelfth Canto, Chapter 9: Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi Sees the Illusory Potency of the Lord

SB 12.9.11

SB 12.9.13

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 12

tato vyadṛśyanta catuḥ samudrāḥ
samantataḥ kṣmā-talam āgrasantaḥ
samīra-vegormibhir ugra-nakra-
mahā-bhayāvarta-gabhīra-ghoṣāḥ

SYNONYMS

tataḥ—then; vyadṛśyanta—appeared; catuḥ samudraḥ—the four oceans; samantataḥ—on all sides; kṣmā-talam—the surface of the earth; āgrasantaḥ—swallowing up; samīra—of the wind; vega—impelled by the force; ūrmibhiḥ—with their waves; ugra—terrible; nakra—with sea monsters; mahā-bhaya—very fearful; āvarta—with whirlpools; gabhīra—grave; ghoṣāḥ—with sounds.

TRANSLATION

Then the four great oceans appeared on all sides, swallowing up the surface of the earth with their wind-tossed waves. In these oceans were terrible sea monsters, fearful whirlpools and ominous rumblings.