SB 5.24.12

SB 5.24.12

Devanagari

यत्र हि महाहिप्रवरशिरोमणय: सर्वं तम: प्रबाधन्ते ॥ १२ ॥

Verse text

yatra hi mahāhi-pravara-śiro-maṇayaḥ sarvaṁ tamaḥ prabādhante.

Synonyms

yatra where ; hi indeed ; mahā ahi — of great serpents ; pravara of the best ; śiraḥ maṇayaḥ — the gems on the hoods ; sarvam all ; tamaḥ darkness ; prabādhante drive away .

Translation

Many great serpents reside there with gems on their hoods, and the effulgence of these gems dissipates the darkness in all directions.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

The gems on the heads of the best of the great snakes drive away all darkness.