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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.24.7
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 7
- avādayaṁs tadā vyomni
- vāditrāṇi ghanāghanāḥ
- gāyanti taṁ sma gandharvā
- nṛtyanty apsaraso mudā
avādayansounded — sounded; tadāat that time — at that time; vyomniin the sky — in the sky; vāditrāṇimusical instruments — musical instruments; ghanāghanāḥthe rain clouds — the rain clouds; gāyantisang — sang; tamto Him — to Him; smacertainly — certainly; gandharvāḥthe Gandharvas — the Gandharvas; nṛtyantidanced — danced; apsarasaḥthe Apsarās — the Apsarās; mudāin joyful ecstasy — in joyful ecstasy.
At the time of His descent on earth, demigods in the form of raining clouds sounded musical instruments in the sky. The celestial musicians, the Gandharvas, sang the glories of the Lord, while celestial dancing girls known as Apsarās danced in joyful ecstasy.