Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.24.7
అవాదయంస్తదా వ్యోమ్ని వాదిత్రాణి ఘనాఘనా: ।
గాయన్తి తం స్మ గన్ధర్వా నృత్యన్త్యప్సరసో ముదా ॥ ౭ ॥
avādayaṁs tadā vyomni
[avaadayams tadaa vyomni]
vāditrāṇi ghanāghanāḥ
[vaaditraani ghanaaghanaah]
gāyanti taṁ sma gandharvā
[gaayanti tam sma gandharvaa]
nṛtyanty apsaraso mudā
[nrityanty apsaraso mudaa]
Word-for-word
avādayan
—
sounded
tadā
—
at that time
vyomni
—
in the sky
vāditrāṇi
—
musical instruments
ghanāghanāḥ
—
the rain clouds
gāyanti
—
sang
tam
—
to Him
sma
—
certainly
gandharvāḥ
—
the Gandharvas
nṛtyanti
—
danced
apsarasaḥ
—
the Apsarās
mudā
—
in joyful ecstasy.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
avādayaṁs tadā vyomni
avādayan
sounded
tadā
at that time
vyomni
in the sky
vāditrāṇi ghanāghanāḥ
vāditrāṇi
musical instruments
ghanāghanāḥ
the rain clouds
gāyanti taṁ sma gandharvā
gāyanti
sang
tam
to Him
sma
certainly
gandharvāḥ
the Gandharvas
nṛtyanty apsaraso mudā
nṛtyanti
danced
apsarasaḥ
the Apsarās
mudā
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.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
At that time, in the sky, devatās in the clouds played instruments, the Gandarvas sang in praise of the Lord and the Apsaras danced in joy.
Ghanāghanāḥ means rumbling clouds, indicating the devatās. Amara-koṣa says that ghanāghana means rain cloud.
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