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SB 6.9.12

Devanāgarī

अथान्वाहार्यपचनादुत्थितो घोरदर्शन: । कृतान्त इव लोकानां युगान्तसमये यथा ॥ १२ ॥

Text

athānvāhārya-pacanād utthito ghora-darśanaḥ kṛtānta iva lokānāṁ yugānta-samaye yathā

Synonyms

atha—thereafter;anvāhārya-pacanāt—from the fire known as Anvāhārya;utthitaḥ—arisen;ghora-darśanaḥ—appearing very fearful;kṛtāntaḥ—personified annihilation;iva—like;lokānām—of all the planets;yuga-anta—of the end of the millennium;samaye—at the time;yathā—just as.

Translation

Thereafter, from the southern side of the sacrificial fire known as Anvāhārya came a fearful personality who looked like the destroyer of the entire creation at the end of the millennium.

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