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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada


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

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.