SB 12.9.12
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 12
- tato vyadṛśyanta catuḥ samudrāḥ
- samantataḥ kṣmā-talam āgrasantaḥ
- samīra-vegormibhir ugra-nakra-
- mahā-bhayāvarta-gabhīra-ghoṣāḥ
SYNONYMS
tataḥ — then; vyadṛśyanta — appeared; catuḥ samudraḥ — the four oceans; samantataḥ — on all sides; kṣmā-talam — the surface of the earth; āgrasantaḥ — swallowing up; samīra — of the wind; vega — impelled by the force; ūrmibhiḥ — with their waves; ugra — terrible; nakra — with sea monsters; mahā-bhaya — very fearful; āvarta — with whirlpools; gabhīra — grave; ghoṣāḥ — with sounds.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Then the four great oceans appeared on all sides, swallowing up the surface of the earth with their wind-tossed waves. In these oceans were terrible sea monsters, fearful whirlpools and ominous rumblings.