SB 4.7.19

TEXT 19

TEXT

तदा स्वप्रभया तेषां द्योतयन्त्या दिशो दश ।
मुष्णंस्तेज उपानीतस् तार्क्ष्येण स्तोत्रवाजिना ॥ १९ ॥

tada sva-prabhaya tesam

dyotayantya diso dasa

musnams teja upanitas

tarksyena stotra-vajina

tada-at that time; sva-prabhaya-by His own effulgence; tesam-all of them; dyotayantya-by brightness; disah-directions; dasa-ten; musnan-diminishing; tejah-effulgence; upanitah-brought; tarksyena-by Garuda; stotra-vajina-whose wings are called Brhat and Rathantara.

TRANSLATION

Lord Narayana was seated on the shoulder of Stotra, or Garuda, who had big wings. As soon as He appeared, all directions were illuminated, diminishing the luster of Brahma and the others present.

PURPORT

A description of Narayana is given in the following two slokas.