Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.31.7

divi dundubhayo neduḥ

petuḥ sumanasaś ca khāt

satyaḿ dharmo dhṛtir bhūmeḥ

kīrtiḥ śrīś cānu taḿ yayuḥ

SYNONYMS

divi — in heaven; dundubhayaḥ — kettledrums; neduḥ — sounded; petuḥ — fell; sumanasaḥ — flowers; ca — and; khāt — from the sky; satyam — Truth; dharmaḥ — Religion; dhṛtiḥ — Faithfulness; bhūmeḥ — from the earth; kīrtiḥ — Fame; śrīḥ — Beauty; ca — and; anu — following; tam — Him; yayuḥ — they went.

TRANSLATION

As soon as Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa left the earth, Truth, Religion, Faithfulness, Glory and Beauty immediately followed Him. Kettledrums resounded in the heavens and flowers showered from the sky.

PURPORT

According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, all the demigods were jubilant because each one thought Lord Kṛṣṇa was coming to his own planet.

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