Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 8 Chapter 18 Verse 4

Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations | Chapter 18: Lord Vāmanadeva, the Dwarf Incarnation

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.18.4

diśaḥ praseduḥ salilāśayās tadā

prajāḥ prahṛṣṭā ṛtavo guṇānvitāḥ

dyaur antarīkṣaḿ kṣitir agni-jihvā

gāvo dvijāḥ sañjahṛṣur nagāś ca

SYNONYMS

diśaḥ — all directions; praseduḥ — became happy; salila — of water; āśayāḥ — the reservoirs; tadā — at that time; prajāḥ — all living entities; prahṛṣṭāḥ — very happy; ṛtavaḥ — the seasons; guṇa-anvitāḥ — full of their respective qualities; dyauḥ — the upper planetary system; antarīkṣam — outer space; kṣitiḥ — the surface of the earth; agni-jihvāḥ — the demigods; gāvaḥ — the cows; dvijāḥ — the brāhmaṇas; sañjahṛṣuḥ — all became happy; nagāḥ ca — and the mountains.

TRANSLATION

At that time, there was happiness in all directions, in the reservoirs of water like the rivers and oceans, and in the core of everyone's heart. The various seasons displayed their respective qualities, and all living entities in the upper planetary system, in outer space and on the surface of the earth were jubilant. The demigods, the cows, the brāhmaṇas and the hills and mountains were all filled with joy.

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