CC Madhya 13.33
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 33
cāri sampradāye haila cabbiśa gāyana
dui dui mārdaṅgika haila aṣṭa jana
SYNONYMS
cāri sampradāye—in the four parties; haila—there were; cabbiśa—twenty-four; gāyana—performers of kīrtana; dui dui—two in each party; mārdaṅgika—players of mṛdaṅga drums; haila—there were; aṣṭa jana—eight persons.
TRANSLATION
There were altogether four parties of kīrtana performers, comprising twenty-four chanters. In each party there were also two mṛdaṅga players, making an additional eight persons.