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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 8.8.12
SYNONYMS
rishayah -- the great sages; kalpayam cakruh -- executed; abhishekam -- the abhisheka ceremony, which is required during the installation of the Deity; yatha-vidhi -- as directed in the authorized scriptures; jaguh -- chanted Vedic mantras; bhadrani -- all good fortune; gandharvah -- and the inhabitants of Gandharvaloka; natyah -- the women who were professional dancers; ca -- also; nanrituh -- very nicely danced on the occasion; jaguh -- and sang authorized songs prescribed in the Vedas.
TRANSLATION
The great sages performed the bathing ceremony of the goddess of fortune as directed in the authorized scriptures, the Gandharvas chanted all-auspicious Vedic mantras, and the professional women dancers very nicely danced and sang authorized songs prescribed in the Vedas.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness