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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.44.42

నేదుర్దున్దుభయో వ్యోమ్ని బ్రహ్మేశాద్యా విభూతయ: । పుష్పై: కిరన్తస్తం ప్రీతా: శశంసుర్ననృతు: స్త్రియ: ॥ ౪౨ ॥
nedur dundubhayo vyomni
[nedur dundubhayo vyomni]
brahmeśādyā vibhūtayaḥ
[brahmeshaadyaa vibhootayah]
puṣpaiḥ kirantas taṁ prītāḥ
[pushpaih kirantas tam preetaah]
śaśaṁsur nanṛtuḥ striyaḥ
[shashamsur nanrituh striyah]
Word-for-word
neduḥ — resounded dundubhayaḥ — kettledrums vyomni — in the sky brahma - īśa - ādyāḥ — Brahmā, Śiva and other demigods vibhūtayaḥ — His expansions puṣpaiḥ — flowers kirantaḥ — scattering down tam — upon Him prītāḥ — pleased śaśaṁsuḥ — they chanted His praises nanṛtuḥ — danced striyaḥ — their wives .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nedur dundubhayo vyomni
neduḥ
resounded
dundubhayaḥ
kettledrums
vyomni
in the sky
brahmeśādyā vibhūtayaḥ
brahma - īśa - ādyāḥ
Brahmā, Śiva and other demigods
vibhūtayaḥ
His expansions
puṣpaiḥ kirantas taṁ prītāḥ
puṣpaiḥ
flowers
kirantaḥ
scattering down
tam
upon Him
prītāḥ
pleased
śaśaṁsur nanṛtuḥ striyaḥ
śaśaṁsuḥ
they chanted His praises
nanṛtuḥ
danced
striyaḥ
their wives .
Important Words
  • brahma - īśa - ādyāḥ — Brahmā, Śiva, and the others
    Compound: brahmā + īśa (Śiva) + ādi (et cetera). The Bhāgavatam pairs Brahmā and Śiva as Bhagavān's principal vibhūti — they head the celestial procession. Gauḍīyas read this verse for the doctrine that even the highest demigods are vibhūti (expansions), not independent.
  • vibhūtayaḥ — expansions, manifestations
    Plural of vibhūti. Cf. BG 10 — the vibhūti-yoga chapter. The demigods are named as His vibhūti. The Bhāgavatam never gives them autonomy; their dance here is the dance of the Lord's own powers congratulating Him.
  • puṣpaiḥ kirantaḥ — scattering with flowers
    Compound clause: puṣpa (flower) + kirat (scattering). Cf. SB 10.1.20 (the demigods praying for the avatāra) — the same demigods who prayed for His descent now scatter flowers on His ascent through this līlā.
  • nanṛtuḥ striyaḥ — the women danced
    The wives of the demigods. Cf. SB 1.9 — apsarasas dance at the Mahābhārata's great events. Female celebration is the Bhāgavatam's signature for cosmic ratification: when the women of heaven dance, the order has been restored.
Kettledrums resounded in the sky as Brahmā, Śiva and other demigods, the Lord’s expansions, rained down flowers upon Him with pleasure. They chanted His praises, and their wives danced.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Kettledrums resounded in the sky as Brahmā, Śiva and other demigods, the Lord's expansions, rained down flowers upon Him with pleasure. They chanted His praises, and their wives danced.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

The devatās were the servants of Kṛṣṇa. They had been given powers by him (vibhūtayaḥ).

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

All the devatās became pleased. Drums sounded on their own, since they were heavenly drums, or on the strength of the auspiciousness. Brahmā and Indra and others, who were his servants (vibhūtayaḥ), pleased, showered flowers and sang praises. (Very good! Very good!) The Āpsarās danced.

Related values & verses
Related values
Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)
Related verses
BG 15.9 BG 9.1 BG 4.8 BG 10.1 BG 18.64 BG 15.7 BG 2.62 BG 3.11 BG 10.4 BG 12.3 BG 15.2 SB 4.29.2 BG 2.21 BG 16.1 BG 9.11 BG 3.30 BG 7.1 BG 2.66
Concepts
Jiva
Personal Guidance
Analogy

Kettledrums sound in the sky; Brahmā, Śiva and the demigods shower flowers; their wives dance. The cosmic order, suppressed under Kaṁsa, springs back into ceremony the second the body falls. The heavens always have a parade ready; they were just waiting for the cue.

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