Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.6.15

deva-dundubhayo nedur

gandharvāpsaraso jaguḥ

vavṛṣuḥ puṣpa-varṣāṇi

vibudhāḥ sādhu-vādinaḥ

SYNONYMS

deva — of the demigods; dundubhayaḥ — the kettledrums; neduḥ — resounded; gandharva-apsarasaḥ — the Gandharvas and Apsarās; jaguḥ — sang; vavṛṣuḥ — they showered down; puṣpa-varṣāṇi — rains of flowers; vibudhāḥ — the demigods; sādhu-vādinaḥ — speaking praise.

TRANSLATION

Kettledrums sounded in the regions of the demigods, and the celestial Gandharvas and Apsarās sang. The demigods showered flowers and spoke words of praise.

PURPORT

Although lamenting at first, all learned persons, including the demigods, soon realized that a great soul had gone back home, back to Godhead. This was certainly a cause for celebration.

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