Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.58.49
शङ्खभेर्यानका नेदुर्गीतवाद्यद्विजाशिष: ।
नरा नार्य: प्रमुदिता: सुवास:स्रगलङ्कृता: ॥ ४९ ॥
śaṅkha-bhery-ānakā nedur
[shankha-bhery-aanakaa nedur]
gīta-vādya-dvijāśiṣaḥ
[geeta-vaadya-dvijaashishah]
narā nāryaḥ pramuditāḥ
[naraa naaryah pramuditaah]
suvāsaḥ-srag-alaṅkṛtāḥ
[suvaasah-srag-alankritaah]
Word-for-word
śaṅkha
—
conchshells
bherī
—
horns
ānakāḥ
—
and drums
neduḥ
—
resounded
gīta
—
songs
vādya
—
instrumental music
dvija
—
of the brāhmaṇas
āśiṣaḥ
—
and blessings
narāḥ
—
men
nāryaḥ
—
women
pramuditāḥ
—
joyful
su - vāsaḥ
—
with fine clothing
srak
—
and garlands
alaṅkṛtāḥ
—
decorated .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śaṅkha-bhery-ānakā nedur
śaṅkha
conchshells
bherī
horns
ānakāḥ
and drums
neduḥ
resounded
gīta-vādya-dvijāśiṣaḥ
gīta
songs
vādya
instrumental music
dvija
of the brāhmaṇas
āśiṣaḥ
and blessings
narā nāryaḥ pramuditāḥ
narāḥ
men
nāryaḥ
women
pramuditāḥ
joyful
suvāsaḥ-srag-alaṅkṛtāḥ
su - vāsaḥ
with fine clothing
srak
and garlands
alaṅkṛtāḥ
decorated .
Important Words
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śaṅkha
—
conchshells
Pāñcajanya is Kṛṣṇa's conch (BG 1.15). Here the city's conches sound. Gauḍīya: śaṅkha-nāda is itself maṅgala; every kṛṣṇa-utsava is opened by conch.
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dvija - āśiṣaḥ
—
blessings of the brāhmaṇas
Compound dvija (twice-born) + āśiṣ (blessing). Brāhmaṇa-blessings sanctify the marriage. Gauḍīya: bhakti uses, not bypasses, the brāhmaṇa's office; vidhi and rasa coexist.
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pramuditāḥ
—
joyful
Past participle of pra + √mud — fully gladdened. Gauḍīya: the people's joy is itself a form of worship; bhakti spreads from the bride and groom outward to the whole city's nervous system.
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srak - alaṅkṛtāḥ
—
adorned with garlands
Compound srak (garland) + alaṅkṛta (ornamented). The city's ornaments are not gold but garlands — the visible signs of festival. Gauḍīya: bhakti's ornaments are organic — fresh, perishable, replaced daily.
Conchshells, horns and drums resounded, along with vocal and instrumental music and the sounds of brāhmaṇas, invoking blessings. The joyful men and women adorned themselves with fine clothing and garlands.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Conchshells, horns and drums resounded, along with vocal and instrumental music and the sounds of brāhmaṇas, invoking blessings. The joyful men and women adorned themselves with fine clothing and garlands.
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
The various sounds of conches etc. helped produce the festivity mentioned in the previous verse. The instruments accompanied the singing with rhythm. Dancing was also present. This produced joy in the men and women who were wearing fine clothing, garlands and ornaments such as earrings.
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Personal Guidance
Conchshells, horns, drums, vocal and instrumental music, brāhmaṇas' blessings; joyful men and women in fine clothing and garlands. Multi-channel celebration; the senses are addressed in concert.
Reflection Questions
- Where could your celebrations engage multiple sensory channels at once?
- What single sensory upgrade would lift a coming event?
Analogy
When the gods are pleased, even the air takes on rhythm — shells, drums, voices stack into one festival sound. Bhāgavatam paints the sonic body of bhakti at the bridal moment.
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