Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.10.6

dadhmau śańkhaḿ bṛhad-bāhuḥ

khaḿ diśaś cānunādayan

yenodvigna-dṛśaḥ kṣattar

upadevyo 'trasan bhṛśam

SYNONYMS

dadhmau — blew; śańkham — conchshell; bṛhat-bāhuḥ — the mighty-armed; kham — the sky; diśaḥ ca — and all directions; anunādayan — causing to resound; yena — by which; udvigna-dṛśaḥ — appeared very anxious; kṣattaḥ — my dear Vidura; upadevyaḥ — the wives of the Yakṣas; atrasan — became frightened; bhṛśam — greatly.

TRANSLATION

Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, as soon as Dhruva Mahārāja reached Alakāpurī, he immediately blew his conchshell, and the sound reverberated throughout the entire sky and in every direction. The wives of the Yakṣas became very much frightened. From their eyes it was apparent that they were full of anxiety.

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