Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 70: Lord Kṛṣṇa's Daily Activities

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.70.20

mṛdańga-vīṇā-muraja-

veṇu-tāla-dara-svanaiḥ

nanṛtur jagus tuṣṭuvuś ca

sūta-māgadha-vandinaḥ

SYNONYMS

mṛdańga — of mṛdańga drums; vīṇā — vīṇās; muraja — and of murajas, another kind of drum; veṇu — of flutes; tāla — cymbals; dara — and conchshells; svanaiḥ — with the sounds; nanṛtuḥ — they danced; jaguḥ — sang; tuṣṭuvuḥ — offered praise; ca — and; sūta — bards; māgadha — reciters of history; vandinaḥ — and panegyrists.

TRANSLATION

These performers would dance and sing to the sounds of mṛdańgas, vīṇās, murajas, flutes, cymbals and conchshells, while professional poets, chroniclers and panegyrists would recite the Lord's glories.

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