SB 12.8.22

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Twelfth Canto, Chapter 8: Mārkaṇḍeya's Prayers to Nara-Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi

SB 12.8.21

SB 12.8.23

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 22

anvīyamāno gandharvair
gīta-vāditra-yūthakaiḥ
adṛśyatātta-cāpeṣuḥ
svaḥ-strī-yūtha-patiḥ smaraḥ

SYNONYMS

anvīyamānaḥ—being followed; gandharvaiḥ—by Gandharvas; gīta—of singers; vāditra—and players of musical instruments; yūthakaiḥ—by companies; adṛśyata—was seen; ātta—holding up; cāpa-iṣuḥ—his bow and arrows; svaḥ-strī-yūtha—of hoardes of heavenly women; patiḥ—the master; smaraḥ—Cupid.

TRANSLATION

Cupid, the master of many heavenly women, then came there holding his bow and arrows. He was followed by groups of Gandharvas playing musical instruments and singing.