SB 12.8.24

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

SB 12.8.23

SB 12.8.25

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 24

nanṛtus tasya purataḥ
striyo 'tho gāyakā jaguḥ
mṛdaṅga-vīṇā-paṇavair
vādyaṁ cakrur mano-ramam

SYNONYMS

nanṛtuḥ—danced; tasya—of him; purataḥ—in front; striyaḥ—women; atha u—and furthermore; gāyakāḥ—singers; jaguḥ—sang; mṛdaṅga—with drums; vīṇā—stringed instruments; paṇavaiḥ—and cymbals; vādyam—instrumental music; cakruḥ—they made; manaḥ-ramam—charming.

TRANSLATION

The women danced before the sage, and the celestial singers sang to the charming accompaniment of drums, cymbals and vīṇās.