Garga Samhita (English)

by Danavir Goswami | 425,489 words

The Garga-samhita Verse 1.16.37, English translation, including word-by-word: This text represents a Vaishnava scripture which narrates the life Krishna, It was composed in seventeen cantos by Garga Muni: an ancient sage and priest of the Yadu dynasty having. This is verse 1 of Chapter 16 (Description of Shri Radhika’s Wedding) of Canto 1 (goloka-khanda).

Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning:

मृदङ्ग-वीणा-मुरु-यष्टि-वेणवः
शङ्खानका दुन्दुभयः स-तालकाः
नेदुर् मुहुर् देव-वरैर् दिवि स्थितैर्
जयेत्य् अभून् मङ्गल-शब्दम् उच्चकैः

mṛdaṅga-vīṇā-muru-yaṣṭi-veṇavaḥ
śaṅkhānakā dundubhayaḥ sa-tālakāḥ
nedur muhur deva-varair divi sthitair
jayety abhūn maṅgala-śabdam uccakaiḥ

mṛdaṅga-vīṇā-muru-yaṣṭi-veṇavaḥ—mṛdaṅgas, vīṇās, murus, yaṣṭis, and veṇus; saṅkhānakā—śaṅkhas and anakas; dundubhayaḥ—dundubhis; sa-tālakāḥ—with tālakas; neduḥ—sounded; muhuḥ—again and again; deva-varaiḥ—by the great demigods; diviin heaven; sthitaiḥ—staying; jayaglories!; iti-thus; abhūt—was; maṅgalaauspicious; śabdam—sound; uccakaiḥ—loudly.

English translation of verse 1.16.37:

Again and again the great demigods in heaven sounded many mṛdaṅgas, vīṇās, murus, yaṣṭis, veṇus, śaṅkhas, anakas, and tālakas. Calling out "Glory!" they made an auspicious sound.

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