SB 12.4.8
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 8
sāmudraṁ daihikaṁ bhaumaṁ
rasaṁ sāṁvartako raviḥ
raśmibhiḥ pibate ghoraiḥ
sarvaṁ naiva vimuñcati
SYNONYMS
sāmudram—of the ocean; daihikam—of living bodies; bhaumam—of the earth; rasam—the juice; sāṁvartakaḥ—annihilating; raviḥ—the sun; raśmibhiḥ—with its rays; pibate—drinks up; ghoraiḥ—which are terrible; sarvam—all; na—nothing; eva—even; vimuñcati—gives.
TRANSLATION
The sun in its annihilating form will drink up with its terrible rays all the water of the ocean, of living bodies and of the earth itself. But the devastating sun will not give any rain in return.