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SB 12.4.10

Devanāgarī

उपर्यध: समन्ताच्च शिखाभिर्वह्निसूर्ययो: । दह्यमानं विभात्यण्डं दग्धगोमयपिण्डवत् ॥ १० ॥

Text

upary adhaḥ samantāc ca śikhābhir vahni-sūryayoḥ dahyamānaṁ vibhāty aṇḍaṁ dagdha-gomaya-piṇḍa-vat

Synonyms

upari—above;adhaḥ—and below;samantāt—in all directions;ca—and;śikhābhiḥ—with the flames;vahni—of the fire;sūryayoḥ—and of the sun;dahyamānam—being burned;vibhāti—glows;aṇḍam—the egg of the universe;dagdha—burned;go-maya—of cow dung;piṇḍa-vat—like a ball.

Translation

Burned from all sides — from above by the blazing sun and from below by the fire of Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa — the universal sphere will glow like a burning ball of cow dung.

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