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Canto 12: The Age of Deterioration
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SB 12.8: Mārkaṇḍeya’s Prayers to Nara-Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi
SB 12.8.24
nanṛtus tasya purataḥ
striyo ’tho gāyakā jaguḥ
mṛdaṅga-vīṇā-paṇavair
vādyaṁ cakrur mano-ramam
Word for word:
nanṛtuḥ
— danced;
tasya
— of him;
purataḥ
— in front;
striyaḥ
— women;
atha
u
— and furthermore;
gāyakāḥ
— singers;
jaguḥ
— sang;
mṛdaṅga
— with drums;
vīṇā
— stringed instruments;
paṇavaiḥ
— and cymbals;
vādyam
— instrumental music;
cakruḥ
— they made;
manaḥ
-
ramam
— charming.
Translation:
The women danced before the sage, and the celestial singers sang to the charming accompaniment of drums, cymbals and vīṇās.
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