SB 10.25.9
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.