SB 3.17.24
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 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.