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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.8.26
śańkha-tūrya-mṛdańgānāḿ
vāditrāṇāḿ pṛthuḥ svanaḥ
devānugānāḿ sastrīṇāḿ
nṛtyatāḿ gāyatām abhūt
SYNONYMS
śańkha — conchshells; tūrya — bugles; mṛdańgānām — and of different types of drums; vāditrāṇām — of the musical instruments; pṛthuḥ — very great; svanaḥ — sound; deva-anugānām — the inhabitants of the upper planets like the Gandharvas and Cāraṇas, who follow the demigods; sa-strīṇām — as along with their own wives; nṛtyatām — engaged in dancing; gāyatām — singing; abhūt — became.
TRANSLATION
The inhabitants of Gandharvaloka and Cāraṇaloka then took the opportunity to play their musical instruments, such as conchshells, bugles and drums. They began dancing and singing along with their wives.
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