नेदुर्मुहुर्दुन्दुभय: सहस्रशो गन्धर्वकिम्पूरुषकिन्नरा जगु: । मनस्विनानेन कृतं सुदुष्करं विद्वानदाद् यद् रिपवे जगत्त्रयम् ॥ २० ॥
nedur muhur dundubhayah sahasraso gandharva-kimpurusa-kinnara jaguh manasvinanena krtam suduskaram vidvan adad yad ripave jagat-trayam
- neduh
- began to beat
- muhuh
- again and again
- dundubhayah
- trumpets and kettledrums
- sahasrasah
- by thousands and thousands
- gandharva
- the residents of Gandharvaloka
- kimpurusa
- the residents of Kimpurusaloka
- kinnarah
- and the residents of Kinnaraloka
- jaguh
- began to sing and declare
- manasvina
- by the most exalted personality
- anena
- by Bali Maharaja
- krtam
- was done
- su-duskaram
- an extremely difficult task
- vidvan
- because of his being the most learned person
- adat
- gave Him a gift
- yat
- that
- ripave
- unto the enemy, Lord Visnu, who was siding with Bali Maharaja’s enemies, the demigods
- jagat-trayam
- the three worlds
The Gandharvas, the Kimpurusas and the Kinnaras sounded thousands and thousands of kettledrums and trumpets again and again, and they sang in great jubilation, declaring, “How exalted a person is Bali Maharaja, and what a difficult task he has performed! Even though he knew that Lord Visnu was on the side of his enemies, he nonetheless gave the Lord the entire three worlds in charity.”