Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 12 Chapter 9 Verse 12

Canto 12: The Age of Deterioration | Chapter 9: Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi Sees the Illusory Potency of the Lord

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.9.12

tato vyadṛśyanta catuḥ samudrāḥ

samantataḥ kṣmā-talam āgrasantaḥ

samīra-vegormibhir ugra-nakra-

mahā-bhayāvarta-gabhīra-ghoṣāḥ

SYNONYMS

tataḥ — then; vyadṛśyanta — appeared; catuḥ samudraḥ — the four oceans; samantataḥ — on all sides; kṣmā-talam — the surface of the earth; āgrasantaḥ — swallowing up; samīra — of the wind; vega — impelled by the force; ūrmibhiḥ — with their waves; ugra — terrible; nakra — with sea monsters; mahā-bhaya — very fearful; āvarta — with whirlpools; gabhīra — grave; ghoṣāḥ — with sounds.

TRANSLATION

Then the four great oceans appeared on all sides, swallowing up the surface of the earth with their wind-tossed waves. In these oceans were terrible sea monsters, fearful whirlpools and ominous rumblings.

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