SB 7.8.36 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

तदा विमानावलिभिर्नभस्तलं दिद‍ृक्षतां सङ्कुलमास नाकिनाम् । सुरानका दुन्दुभयोऽथ जघ्निरे गन्धर्वमुख्या ननृतुर्जगु: स्त्रिय: ॥ ३६ ॥

Verse text

tadā vimānāvalibhir nabhastalaṁ didṛkṣatāṁ saṅkulam āsa nākinām surānakā dundubhayo ’tha jaghnire gandharva-mukhyā nanṛtur jaguḥ striyaḥ

Synonyms

tadā — at that time ; vimāna — āvalibhiḥ — with different types of airplanes ; nabhastalam — the sky ; didṛkṣatām — desirous of seeing ; saṅkulam — crowded ; āsa — became ; nākinām — of the demigods ; sura — ānakāḥ — the drums of the demigods ; dundubhayaḥ — the kettledrums ; atha — as well ; jaghnire — were sounded ; gandharva — mukhyāḥ — the chiefs of Gandharvaloka ; nanṛtuḥ — began to dance ; jaguḥ — sang ; striyaḥ — heavenly society women .

Translation

At that time, the airplanes of the demigods, who desired to see the activities of the Supreme Lord, Nārāyaṇa, crowded the sky. The demigods began beating drums and kettledrums, and upon hearing them the angelic women began to dance, while the chiefs of the Gandharvas sang sweetly.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

The sky became crowded with airplanes of the devatās desirous of seeing the Lord. The heavenly drums sounded, the chief Gandharvas danced and the heavenly women sang. The sky became crowded with airplanes of the devatās (nākinām).