SB 8.6.2 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

Verse text

tenaiva sahasā sarve devāḥ pratihatekṣaṇāḥ nāpaśyan khaṁ diśaḥ kṣauṇīm ātmānaṁ ca kuto vibhum

Synonyms

tena eva — because of this ; sahasā — all of a sudden ; sarve — all ; devāḥ — the demigods ; pratihata — īkṣaṇāḥ — their vision being blocked ; na — not ; apaśyan — could see ; kham — the sky ; diśaḥ — the directions ; kṣauṇīm — land ; ātmānam ca — also themselves ; kutaḥ — and where is the question of seeing ; vibhum — the Supreme Lord .

Translation

The vision of all the demigods was blocked by the Lord’s effulgence. Thus they could see neither the sky, the directions, the land, nor even themselves, what to speak of seeing the Lord, who was present before them.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

The devatās were blinded by the Lord's effulgence. They could not see the sky, the directions, the land, nor even themselves, what to speak of the Lord.