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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.25.32

శఙ్ఖదున్దుభయో నేదుర్దివి దేవప్రచోదితా: । జగుర్గన్ధర్వపతయస్తుమ్బురుప్రముఖా నృప ॥ ౩౨ ॥
śaṅkha-dundubhayo nedur
[shankha-dundubhayo nedur]
divi deva-pracoditāḥ
[divi deva-prachoditaah]
jagur gandharva-patayas
[jagur gandharva-patayas]
tumburu-pramukhā nṛpa
[tumburu-pramukhaa nripa]
śaṅkha — conchshells dundubhayaḥ — and kettledrums neduḥ — resounded divi — in the heavenly planets deva - pracoditāḥ — played by the demigods jaguḥ — sang gandharva - patayaḥ — the chiefs of the Gandharvas tumburu - pramukhāḥ — led by Tumburu nṛpa — my dear King .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śaṅkha-dundubhayo nedur
śaṅkha
conchshells
dundubhayaḥ
and kettledrums
neduḥ
resounded
divi deva-pracoditāḥ
divi
in the heavenly planets
deva - pracoditāḥ
played by the demigods
jagur gandharva-patayas
jaguḥ
sang
gandharva - patayaḥ
the chiefs of the Gandharvas
tumburu-pramukhā nṛpa
tumburu - pramukhāḥ
led by Tumburu
nṛpa
my dear King .
  • śaṅkha — conchshells
    The pāñcajanya class of conch — emblematic of Viṣṇu (Pāñcajanya in Kṛṣṇa's hand) and of victory. Its sound in this verse is the cosmic echo of Govardhana-līlā: the upper region announces what Vraja has performed.
  • tumburu - pramukhāḥ — led by Tumburu
    Tumburu — the chief Gandharva, master of celestial music. His leading the song signals the highest tier of svarga-sangīta has been redirected to Kṛṣṇa. Gauḍīyas note: every art reaches its perfection only when offered at His feet.
  • deva - pracoditāḥ — played by the demigods
    deva + pracodita (incited, set in motion). The demigods themselves drive the instruments. The verb is a quiet correction: deva-pracoditāḥ — devatās moving in the Lord's direction — is the proper deployment of celestial śakti.
  • neduḥ — resounded
    From √nad. The Veda uses the same verb of mantras and conches that announce sacred events. Heaven's nāda has joined Vraja's nāma-saṅkīrtana — one sound, two altitudes.
My dear Parīkṣit, the demigods in heaven resoundingly played their conchshells and kettledrums, and the best of the Gandharvas, led by Tumburu, began to sing.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
My dear Parīkṣit, the demigods in heaven resoundingly played their conchshells and kettledrums, and the best of the Gandharvas, led by Tumburu, began to sing.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

The instruments were played skillfully and amazingly (pra--coditāḥ) by the devatās. Or, the instruments were played by the musicians inspired by the dancing and singing. Divi is mentioned twice to indicate that the devatās in heaven were not afraid of Indra by acting in this way. Śukadeva calls to Parīkṣit out of bliss, or to indicate that the king also celebrates in this way.

Related values
Daksya (Resourcefulness / Skill)Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)Tapas (Austerity / Discipline)Seva (Service / Selfless Action)Vinaya (Humility / Modesty)Ishvara Pranidhana (Surrender to God)
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Jiva

Conchshells and kettledrums sound; Tumburu and the Gandharva-chiefs sing. The same heavens that supplied the storm now supply the music — and the music is not for Indra; it is for the boy whose finger held up the hill. Heaven's music has changed its dedicatee.

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