Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 4 Chapter 17 Verse 16

Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth Order | Chapter 17: Mahārāja Pṛthu Becomes Angry at the Earth

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.17.16

sā diśo vidiśo devī

rodasī cāntaraḿ tayoḥ

dhāvantī tatra tatrainaḿ

dadarśānūdyatāyudham

SYNONYMS

sā — the cow-shaped earth; diśaḥ — in the four directions; vidiśaḥ — randomly in other directions; devī — the goddess; rodasī — towards heaven and earth; ca — also; antaram — between; tayoḥ — them; dhāvantī — fleeing; tatra tatra — here and there; enam — the King; dadarśa — she saw; anu — behind; udyata — taken up; āyudham — his weapons.

TRANSLATION

The cow-shaped earth ran here and there in outer space between the heavenly planets and the earth, and wherever she ran, the King chased her with his bow and arrows.

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