Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.24.7

avādayaḿs tadā vyomni

vāditrāṇi ghanāghanāḥ

gāyanti taḿ sma gandharvā

nṛtyanty apsaraso mudā

SYNONYMS

avādayan — sounded; tadā — at that time; vyomni — in the sky; vāditrāṇi — musical instruments; ghanāghanāḥ — the rain clouds; gāyanti — sang; tam — to Him; sma — certainly; gandharvāḥ — the Gandharvas; nṛtyanti — danced; apsarasaḥ — the Apsarās; mudā — in joyful ecstasy.

TRANSLATION

At the time of His descent on earth, demigods in the form of raining clouds sounded musical instruments in the sky. The celestial musicians, the Gandharvas, sang the glories of the Lord, while celestial dancing girls known as Apsarās danced in joyful ecstasy.

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