SB 10.71.29 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.71.29

सूतमागधगन्धर्वा वन्दिनश्चोपमन्त्रिण: । मृदङ्गशङ्खपटहवीणापणवगोमुखै: । ब्राह्मणाश्चारविन्दाक्षं तुष्टुवुर्ननृतुर्जगु: ॥ २९ ॥

sūta-māgadha-gandharvā

[soota-maagadha-gandharvaa]

vandinaś copamantriṇaḥ

[vandinash chopamantrinah]

mṛdaṅga-śaṅkha-paṭaha

[mridanga-shankha-pataha]

vīṇā-paṇava-gomukhaiḥ

[veenaa-panava-gomukhaih]

brāhmaṇāś cāravindākṣaṁ

[braahmanaash chaaravindaaksham]

tuṣṭuvur nanṛtur jaguḥ

[tushtuvur nanritur jaguh]

Word-for-word

sūta — bards māgadha — chroniclers gandharvāḥ — demigods known for their singing vandinaḥ — eulogists ca — and upamantriṇaḥ — jesters mṛdaṅga — with mṛdaṅga drums śaṅkha — conchshells paṭaha — kettledrums vīṇā — vīṇās paṇava — a smaller drum gomukhaiḥ — and gomukha horns brāhmaṇāḥ — brāhmaṇas ca — as well aravinda - akṣam — the lotus-eyed Lord tuṣṭuvuḥ — glorified with hymns nanṛtuḥ — danced jaguḥ — sang .

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

sūta-māgadha-gandharvā

sūta

bards

māgadha

chroniclers

gandharvāḥ

demigods known for their singing

vandinaś copamantriṇaḥ

vandinaḥ

eulogists

mṛdaṅga-śaṅkha-paṭaha

vīṇā-paṇava-gomukhaiḥ

brāhmaṇāś cāravindākṣaṁ

and

upamantriṇaḥ

jesters

mṛdaṅga

with mṛdaṅga drums

śaṅkha

conchshells

paṭaha

kettledrums

vīṇā

vīṇās

paṇava

a smaller drum

gomukhaiḥ

and gomukha horns

brāhmaṇāḥ

brāhmaṇas

as well

aravinda - akṣam

the lotus-eyed Lord

tuṣṭuvur nanṛtur jaguḥ

tuṣṭuvuḥ

glorified with hymns

nanṛtuḥ

danced

jaguḥ

sang .

Important Words

aravinda - akṣam — lotus-eyed
Aravinda-akṣa — one of Viṣṇu's thousand names. The lotus-eye image evokes both the visual softness of Kṛṣṇa's glance and the lotus-born Lakṣmī who lives in His look.
tuṣṭuvuḥ — they praised with hymns
Tuṣṭu — to please by praise. The verb makes glorification a transaction: praise pleases the Lord, and pleased, He gives. This is the kīrtana-economy of Gauḍīya practice.
nanṛtuḥ jaguḥ — they danced, they sang
Twin verbs, dance and song. Mahāprabhu's saṅkīrtana inherits exactly this combination; the verse is its śāstric seed.

Sūtas, Māgadhas, Gandharvas, Vandīs, jesters and brāhmaṇas all glorified the lotus-eyed Lord — some reciting prayers, some dancing and singing — as mṛdaṅgas, conchshells, kettledrums, vīṇās, paṇavas and gomukhas resounded.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Sūtas, Māgadhas, Gandharvas, Vandīs, jesters and brāhmaṇas all glorified the lotus-eyed Lord—some reciting prayers, some dancing and singing—as mṛdaṅgas, conchshells, kettledrums, vīṇās, paṇavas and gomukhas resounded.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya

Commentary

The sūtas, the māgadhas, and the Gandharvas sang and danced using instruments. The vandis and orators (upamanitriṇaḥ) praised the Lord. The brāhmaṇas said, “Having protected real dharma for us and others, may you live long!” Or, out of great joy all praised and sang using instruments because having seen him with his lotus eyes (aravindākṣam), all suffering ceased and all joy manifested.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya

Commentary

The sutas, māgadhas vandis and brāhmaṇas praised the :Lord. Gandarvas sang. Subordinates or dancers danced with mrḍangas. The list of instruments is in order to increasing cause of blissful dancing. Or out of extreme bliss, all of them praised and danced to the musical accompaniment because they saw the Lord who gives the highest bliss and destroys all pain. The list of persons is in order of increasing excellence in praising.

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Related values

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Concepts

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Personal Guidance

Sūtas, Māgadhas, Gandharvas, jesters, brāhmaṇas — every kind of voice glorified the Lord. There is no single 'right' way to sing of Him; the chorus is rich with variety.

Reflection Questions

Whose voice of devotion have I dismissed because it didn't sound like mine?
What variety could I welcome into my own praise of the Lord?

Analogy

Sūtas, Māgadhas, gandharvas, brāhmaṇas and jesters all glorifying the lotus-eyed Lord at once is like a single ocean fed by many rivers — every craft of speech and song pours into the kīrtana whose centre is Kṛṣṇa.

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