SB 10.25.9
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 9
- vidyotamānā vidyudbhiḥ
- stanantaḥ stanayitnubhiḥ
- tīvrair marud-gaṇair nunnā
- vavṛṣur jala-śarkarāḥ
SYNONYMS
vidyotamānāḥ—being illuminated; vidyudbhiḥ—by bolts of lightning; stanantaḥ—roaring; stanayitnubhiḥ—with thunder; tīvraiḥ—fearsome; marut-gaṇaiḥ—by the wind-gods; nunnāḥ—propelled; vavṛṣuḥ—they poured down; jala-śarkarāḥ—hailstones.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Propelled by the fearsome wind-gods, the clouds blazed with lightning bolts and roared with thunder as they hurled down hailstones.
PURPORT
Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that the word marud-gaṇaiḥ indicates the seven great winds, such as Āvaha, who presides over the region of Bhuvarloka, and Pravaha, who holds the planets in their places.