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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
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<< VERSE 13 >>
antar bahiś cādbhir ati-dyubhiḥ kharaiḥ śatahradābhir upatāpitaṁ jagat catur-vidhaṁ vīkṣya sahātmanā munir jalāplutāṁ kṣmāṁ vimanāḥ samatrasat
WORD BY WORD
TRANSLATION
| The sage saw all the inhabitants of the universe, including himself, tormented within and without by the harsh winds, the bolts of lightning, and the great waves rising beyond the sky. As the whole earth flooded, he grew perplexed and fearful.
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PURPORT
| Here the word catur-vidham refers to the four sources of birth for conditioned souls: embryos, eggs, seeds and perspiration.
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