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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.10.68
divi dundubhayo nedur
jayeti kusumotkaraih
nanrituś cāpsaro-ganāh
SYNONYMS
divi — in the sky; dundubhayah — kettledrums; neduh — vibrated; vimāna — of airplanes; śata — hundreds and thousands; sańkulāh — endowed; deva-rishi — all the demigods and saints; pitri — the residents of Pitriloka; siddha — the residents of Siddhaloka; īśāh — all the great personalities; jaya iti — vibrated the chant "let there be victory"; kusuma-utkaraih — various kinds of flowers; avākiran — showered on the head of Lord Śiva; jaguh — chanted; hrishtāh — in great pleasure; nanrituh — danced; ca — and; apsarah-ganāh — the beautiful women of the heavenly planets.
TRANSLATION
Seated in their airplanes in the sky, the inhabitants of the higher planetary systems beat many kettledrums. The demigods, saints, Pitās, Siddhas and various great personalities showered flowers on the head of Lord Śiva, wishing him all victory, and the Apsarās began to chant and dance with great pleasure.
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