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śrī-śuka uvāca itthaṁ maghavatājñaptā meghā nirmukta-bandhanāḥ nanda-gokulam āsāraiḥ pīḍayām āsur ojasā
- śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
- Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
- ittham
- in this manner
- maghavatā
- by Indra
- ājñaptāḥ
- ordered
- meghāḥ
- the clouds
- nirmukta-bandhanāḥ
- released from their bonds (although they were supposed to be kept in check until the time for the destruction of the world)
- nanda-gokulam
- the cowherd pastures of Nanda Mahārāja
- āsāraiḥ
- by great downpours of rain
- pīḍayām āsuḥ
- they tormented
- ojasā
- with all their power
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: On Indra’s order the clouds of universal destruction, released untimely from their bonds, went to the cowherd pastures of Nanda Mahārāja. There they began to torment the inhabitants by powerfully pouring down torrents of rain upon them.