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ŚB 8.18.8

Devanagari

प्रीताश्चाप्सरसोऽनृत्यन्गन्धर्वप्रवरा जगु: ।
तुष्टुवुर्मुनयो देवा मनव: पितरोऽग्नय: ॥ ८ ॥

Text

prītāś cāpsaraso ’nṛtyan
gandharva-pravarā jaguḥ
tuṣṭuvur munayo devā
manavaḥ pitaro ’gnayaḥ

Synonyms

prītāḥ — being very pleased; ca — also; apsarasaḥ — the celestial dancing girls; anṛtyan — danced; gandharva-pravarāḥ — the best of the Gandharvas; jaguḥ — sang; tuṣṭuvuḥ — satisfied the Lord by offering prayers; munayaḥ — the great sages; devāḥ — the demigods; manavaḥ — the Manus; pitaraḥ — the inhabitants of Pitṛloka; agnayaḥ — the fire-gods.

Translation

Being very pleased, the celestial dancing girls [Apsarās] danced in jubilation, the best of the Gandharvas sang songs, and the great sages, demigods, Manus, Pitās and fire-gods offered prayers to satisfy the Lord.