sri-sukah uvaca -- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; ittham -- in this manner; maghavata -- by Indra; ajnaptah -- ordered; meghah -- the clouds; nirmukta-bandhanah -- 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 Maharaja; asaraih -- by great downpours of rain; pidayam asuh -- they tormented; ojasa -- with all their power.

Sukadeva Gosvami said: On Indra's order the clouds of universal destruction, released untimely from their bonds, went to the cowherd pastures of Nanda Maharaja. There they began to torment the inhabitants by powerfully pouring down torrents of rain upon them.