Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.24.29

tato 'dhastān mahātale kādraveyānām sarpānām naika-śirasām krodhavaśo nāma ganah kuhaka-takshaka-kāliya-sushenādi-pradhānā mahā-bhogavantah patattri-rājādhipateh purusha-vāhād anavaratam udvijamānāh sva-kalatrāpatya-suhrit-kutumba-sańgena kvacit pramattā viharanti

SYNONYMS

tatah — the planet Talātala; adhastāt — beneath; mahātale — in the planet known as Mahātala; kādraveyānām — of the descendants of Kadrū; sarpānām — who are big snakes; na eka-śirasām — who have many hoods; krodha-vaśah — always subject to anger; nāma — named; ganah — the group; kuhaka — Kuhaka; takshaka — Takshaka; kāliya — Kāliya; sushena — Sushena; ādi — and so on; pradhānāh — who are the prominent ones; mahā-bhogavantah — addicted to all kinds of material enjoyment; patattri-rāja-adhipateh — from the king of all birds, Garuda; purusha-vāhāt — who carries the Supreme Personality of Godhead; anavaratam — constantly; udvijamānāh — afraid; sva — of their own; kalatra-apatya — wives and children; suhrit — friends; kutumba — relatives; sańgena — in the association; kvacit — sometimes; pramattāh — infuriated; viharanti — they sport.

TRANSLATION

The planetary system below Talātala is known as Mahātala. It is the abode of many-hooded snakes, descendants of Kadrū, who are always very angry. The great snakes who are prominent are Kuhaka, Takshaka, Kāliya and Sushena. The snakes in Mahātala are always disturbed by fear of Garuda, the carrier of Lord Vishnu, but although they are full of anxiety, some of them nevertheless sport with their wives, children, friends and relatives.

PURPORT

It is stated here that the snakes who live in the planetary system known as Mahātala are very powerful and have many hoods. They live with their wives and children and consider themselves very happy, although they are always full of anxiety because of Garuda, who comes there to destroy them. This is the way of material life. Even if one lives in the most abominable condition, he still thinks himself happy with his wife, children, friends and relatives.

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