SB 8.15.23
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 23
- tāṁ deva-dhānīṁ sa varūthinī-patir
- bahiḥ samantād rurudhe pṛtanyayā
- ācārya-dattaṁ jalajaṁ mahā-svanaṁ
- dadhmau prayuñjan bhayam indra-yoṣitām
SYNONYMS
tām — that; deva-dhānīm — place where Indra lived; saḥ — he (Bali Mahārāja); varūthinī-patiḥ — the commander of the soldiers; bahiḥ — outside; samantāt — in all directions; rurudhe — attacked; pṛtanyayā — by soldiers; ācārya-dattam — given by Śukrācārya; jala-jam — the conchshell; mahā-svanam — a loud sound; dadhmau — resounded; prayuñjan — creating; bhayam — fear; indra-yoṣitām — of all the ladies protected by Indra.
TRANSLATION
Bali Mahārāja, who was the commander of numberless soldiers, gathered his soldiers outside this abode of Indra and attacked it from all directions. He sounded the conchshell given him by his spiritual master, Śukrācārya, thus creating a fearful situation for the women protected by Indra.