SB 8.24.41

SB 8.24.41

Devanagari

तत: समुद्र उद्वेल: सर्वत: प्लावयन् महीम् । वर्धमानो महामेघैर्वर्षद्भ‍ि: समद‍ृश्यत ॥ ४१ ॥

Verse text

tataḥ samudra udvelaḥ sarvataḥ plāvayan mahīm vardhamāno mahā-meghair varṣadbhiḥ samadṛśyata

Synonyms

tataḥ thereafter ; samudraḥ the ocean ; udvelaḥ overflowing ; sarvataḥ everywhere ; plāvayan inundating ; mahīm the earth ; vardhamānaḥ increasing more and more ; mahā meghaiḥ — by gigantic clouds ; varṣadbhiḥ incessantly pouring rain ; samadṛśyata King Satyavrata saw it .

Translation

Thereafter, gigantic clouds pouring incessant water swelled the ocean more and more. Thus the ocean began to overflow onto the land and inundate the entire world.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Thereafter, because of gigantic clouds pouring incessant water, the ocean began to overflow onto the land and inundate the entire world.