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SB 10.7.21

Devanāgarī

गोकुलं सर्वमावृण्वन् मुष्णंश्चक्षूंषि रेणुभि: । ईरयन् सुमहाघोरशब्देन प्रदिशो दिश: ॥ २१ ॥

Text

gokulaṁ sarvam āvṛṇvan muṣṇaṁś cakṣūṁṣi reṇubhiḥ īrayan sumahā-ghora- śabdena pradiśo diśaḥ

Synonyms

gokulam—the whole tract of land known as Gokula;sarvam—everywhere;āvṛṇvan—covering;muṣṇan—taking away;cakṣūṁṣi—the power of vision;reṇubhiḥ—by particles of dust;īrayan—was vibrating;su-mahā-ghora—very fierce and heavy;śabdena—with a sound;pradiśaḥdiśaḥ—entered everywhere, in all directions.

Translation

Covering the whole land of Gokula with particles of dust, that demon, acting as a strong whirlwind, covered everyone’s vision and began vibrating everywhere with a greatly fearful sound.

Purport

Tṛṇāvartāsura assumed the form of a whirlwind and covered with a dust storm the whole tract of land known as Gokula, so that no one could see even the nearest thing.
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