680 Srimad-Bhagavatam [ Canto 3, Ch. 17

increasing. There is nu duuhi about this. as we can understand trom the
statements of the Bhagavatam.

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TA AG? ALI: FRAT: |
SITET TTT 14 Il

vavau vayuh suduhsparsah
phitkdran irayan muhuh

unmilayan naga-patin
vatyaniko rajodhvajah

vavau—blew; vayuh—the winds; suduhsparsah—unpleasant to touch;
phit-karan—hissing sounds; irayan—giving out; muhuh—again and again;
unmilayan—uprooting; naga-patin—gigantic trees; vdtyd—cyclonic air;
anikah—armies; rajas—dust; dhvajah—ensigns.

TRANSLATION

There blew winds which were most uninviting to the touch, hissing
again and again and uprooting gigantic trees. They had storms for their
armies and clouds of dust for their ensigns.

PURPORT

When there are natural disturbances like blowing cyclones, too much
heat or snowfall, and uprooting of trees by hurricanes, it is to be under-
stood that the demoniac population is increasing and so the natural
disturbance is also taking place. There are many countries on the globe,
even at the present moment, where all these disturbances are current. This
is true all over the world. There is no sufficient sunshine, and there are
always clouds in the sky, snowfall and severe cold. These assure that such
places are inhabited by demoniac people who are accustomed to all kinds
of forbidden sinful activity.

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TAAMSTAITT ACATTA |
oath aftearen aM SaTeTTd Taq UN II
