SB 10.25.10
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 10
- sthūṇā-sthūlā varṣa-dhārā
- muñcatsv abhreṣv abhīkṣṇaśaḥ
- jalaughaiḥ plāvyamānā bhūr
- nādṛśyata natonnatam
SYNONYMS
sthūṇā — like columns; sthūlāḥ — massive; varsa-dhārāḥ — downpours of rain; muñcatsu — releasing; abhreṣu — the clouds; abhīkṣṇaśaḥ — incessantly; jala-oghaiḥ — by the flood of water; plāvyamānā — being submerged; bhūḥ — the earth; na adṛśyata — could not be seen; nataunnatam — low or high.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
As the clouds released torrents of rain as thick as massive columns, the earth was submerged in the flood, and high ground could no longer be distinguished from low.