Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 8 Chapter 7 Verse 15

Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations | Chapter 7: Lord Śiva Saves the Universe by Drinking Poison

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.7.15

devāḿś ca tac-chvāsa-śikhā-hata-prabhān

dhūmrāmbara-srag-vara-kañcukānanān

samabhyavarṣan bhagavad-vaśā ghanā

vavuḥ samudrormy-upagūḍha-vāyavaḥ

SYNONYMS

devān — all the demigods; ca — also; tat — of Vāsuki; śvāsa — from the breathing; śikhā — by the flames; hata — being affected; prabhān — their bodily luster; dhūmra — smoky; ambara — dress; srak-vara — excellent garlands; kañcuka — armaments; ānanān — and faces; samabhyavarṣan — sufficiently rained; bhagavat-vaśāḥ — under the control of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ghanāḥ — clouds; vavuḥ — blew; samudra — of the ocean of milk; ūrmi — from the waves; upagūḍha — bearing fragments of water; vāyavaḥ — breezes.

TRANSLATION

Because the demigods were also affected by the blazing breath of Vāsuki, their bodily lusters diminished, and their garments, garlands, weapons and faces were blackened by smoke. However, by the grace of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, clouds appeared on the sea, pouring torrents of rain, and breezes blew, carrying particles of water from the sea waves, to give the demigods relief.

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