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SB 12.4.9

Devanāgarī

तत: संवर्तको वह्नि: सङ्कर्षणमुखोत्थित: । दहत्यनिलवेगोत्थ: शून्यान् भूविवरानथ ॥ ९ ॥

Text

tataḥ saṁvartako vahniḥ saṅkarṣaṇa-mukhotthitaḥ dahaty anila-vegotthaḥ śūnyān bhū-vivarān atha

Synonyms

tataḥ—then;saṁvartakaḥ—of destruction;vahniḥ—the fire;saṅkarṣaṇa—of the Supreme Lord, Saṅkarṣaṇa;mukha—from the mouth;utthitaḥ—arisen;dahati—burns;anila-vega—by the force of the wind;utthaḥ—raised;śūnyān—empty;bhū—of the planets;vivarān—the crevices;atha—after that.

Translation

Next the great fire of annihilation will flare up from the mouth of Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa. Carried by the mighty force of the wind, this fire will burn throughout the universe, scorching the lifeless cosmic shell.

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