Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.8.36

tadā vimānāvalibhir nabhastalaḿ

didṛkṣatāḿ sańkulam āsa nākinām

surānakā dundubhayo 'tha jaghnire

gandharva-mukhyā nanṛtur jaguḥ striyaḥ

SYNONYMS

tadā — at that time; vimāna-āvalibhiḥ — with different types of airplanes; nabhastalam — the sky; didṛkṣatām — desirous of seeing; sańkulam — crowded; āsa — became; nākinām — of the demigods; sura-ānakāḥ — the drums of the demigods; dundubhayaḥ — the kettledrums; atha — as well; jaghnire — were sounded; gandharva-mukhyāḥ — the chiefs of Gandharvaloka; nanṛtuḥ — began to dance; jaguḥ — sang; striyaḥ — heavenly society women.

TRANSLATION

At that time, the airplanes of the demigods, who desired to see the activities of the Supreme Lord, Nārāyaṇa, crowded the sky. The demigods began beating drums and kettledrums, and upon hearing them the angelic women began to dance, while the chiefs of the Gandharvas sang sweetly.

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