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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.12.31
tadā dundubhayo nedur
mṛdańga-paṇavādayaḥ
gandharva-mukhyāḥ prajaguḥ
petuḥ kusuma-vṛṣṭayaḥ
SYNONYMS
tadā — at that time; dundubhayaḥ — kettledrums; neduḥ — resounded; mṛdańga — drums; paṇava — small drums; ādayaḥ — etc.; gandharva-mukhyāḥ — the chief residents of Gandharvaloka; prajaguḥ — sang; petuḥ — showered; kusuma — flowers; vṛṣṭayaḥ — like rains.
TRANSLATION
At that time drums and kettledrums resounded from the sky, the chief Gandharvas began to sing and other demigods showered flowers like torrents of rain upon Dhruva Mahārāja.
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