"daśa-sahasra gandharva more deha' candramukha
tÄrÄ gÄya, muñi nÄcoá¹… — tabe mora sukha"

 daÅ›a-sahasra - ten thousand; gandharva - residents of Gandharvaloka; more - unto me; deha' - please deliver; candra-mukha - O moon-faced one; tÄrÄ gÄya - let them sing; muñi nÄcoá¹… - let me dance; tabe - then; mora - my; sukha - happiness.


Text

“O Candramukha! Please give me ten thousand Gandharvas. Let them sing as I dance, and then I will be greatly happy.â€

Purport

The Gandharvas, who are residents of Gandharvaloka, are celebrated as celestial singers. Whenever singing is needed in the celestial planets, the Gandharvas are invited to sing. The Gandharvas can sing continuously for days, and therefore VakreÅ›vara Paṇá¸ita wanted to dance as they sang.