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SB 11.3.10

Devanāgarī

पातालतलमारभ्य सङ्कर्षणमुखानल: । दहन्नूर्ध्वशिखो विष्वग्वर्धते वायुनेरित: ॥ १० ॥

Text

pātāla-talam ārabhya saṅkarṣaṇa-mukhānalaḥ dahann ūrdhva-śikho viṣvag vardhate vāyuneritaḥ

Synonyms

pātāla-talam—the planet Pātāla;ārabhya—beginning from;saṅkarṣaṇa-mukha—from the mouth of the Supreme Lord in His form as Saṅkarṣaṇa;analaḥ—the fire;dahan—burning;ūrdhva-śikhaḥ—its flame going upward;viṣvak—all the directions;vardhate—grows;vāyunā—by winds;īritaḥ—impelled.

Translation

Beginning from Pātālaloka, a fire grows, emanating from the mouth of Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa. Its flames shooting upward, driven by great winds, it scorches everything in all directions.

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