Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic CreationsChapter 8: The Churning of the Milk Ocean

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-strīṇāmas 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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