Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 7 Chapter 4 Verse 16

Canto 7: The Science of God | Chapter 4: Hiraṇyakaśipu Terrorizes the Universe

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.4.16

akṛṣṭa-pacyā tasyāsīt

sapta-dvīpavatī mahī

tathā kāma-dughā gāvo

nānāścarya-padaḿ nabhaḥ

SYNONYMS

akṛṣṭa-pacyā — bearing grains without being cultivated or plowed; tasya — of Hiraṇyakaśipu; āsīt — was; sapta-dvīpa-vatī — consisting of seven islands; mahī — the earth; tathā — so much so; kāma-dughāḥ — which can deliver as much milk as one desires; gāvaḥ — cows; nānā — various; āścarya-padam — wonderful things; nabhaḥ — the sky.

TRANSLATION

As if in fear of Hiraṇyakaśipu, the planet earth, which consists of seven islands, delivered food grains without being plowed. Thus it resembled cows like the surabhi of the spiritual world or the kāma-dughā of heaven. The earth yielded sufficient food grains, the cows supplied abundant milk, and outer space was beautifully decorated with wonderful phenomena.

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