Canto 12: The Age of DeteriorationChapter 4: The Four Categories of Universal Annihilation

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.4.9

tataḥ saḿvartako vahniḥ

sańkarṣaṇa-mukhotthitaḥ

dahaty anila-vegotthaḥ

śūnyān bhū-vivarān atha

SYNONYMS

tataḥ — then; saḿvartakaḥ — of destruction; vahniḥ — the fire; sańkarṣaṇa — of the Supreme Lord, Sańkarṣaṇa; mukha — from the mouth; utthitaḥ — arisen; dahati — burns; anila-vega — by the force of the wind; utthaḥ — raised; śūnyān — empty; bhū — of the planets; vivarān — the crevices; atha — after that.

TRANSLATION

Next the great fire of annihilation will flare up from the mouth of Lord Sańkarṣaṇa. Carried by the mighty force of the wind, this fire will burn throughout the universe, scorching the lifeless cosmic shell.

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