Canto 3: The Status QuoChapter 17: Victory of Hiranyaksha Over All the Directions of the Universe

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 3.17.24

tato nivrittah kridishyan

gambhiram bhima-nisvanam

vijagahe maha-sattvo

vardhim matta iva dvipah

SYNONYMS

tatah -- then; nivrittah -- returned; kridishyan -- for the sake of sport; gambhiram -- deep; bhima-nisvanam -- making a terrible sound; vijagahe -- dived; maha-sattvah -- the mighty being; vardhim -- in the ocean; mattah -- in wrath; iva -- like; dvipah -- an elephant.

TRANSLATION

After returning from the heavenly kingdom, the mighty demon, who was like an elephant in wrath, for the sake of sport dived into the deep ocean, which was roaring terribly.

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