avÄdyanta vicitrÄṇi
vÄditrÄṇi mahotsave
kṛṣṇe viśveśvare 'nante
nandasya vrajam Ägate
avÄdyanta - vibrated in celebration of Vasudeva's son; vicitrÄṇi - various; vÄditrÄṇi - musical instruments; mahÄ-utsave - in the great festival; kṛṣṇe - when Lord Kṛṣṇa; viÅ›va-Ä«Å›vare - the master of the entire cosmic manifestation; anante - unlimitedly; nandasya - of MahÄrÄja Nanda; vrajam - at the pasturing place; Ägate - had so arrived.
Now that the all-pervading, unlimited Lord Kṛṣṇa, the master of the cosmic manifestation, had arrived within the estate of MahÄrÄja Nanda, various types of musical instruments resounded to celebrate the great festival.
The Lord says in Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ (4.7):
yadÄ yadÄ hi dharmasya
glÄnir bhavati bhÄrata
abhyutthÄnam adharmasya
tadÄtmÄnaá¹ sá¹›jÄmy aham
“Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion — at that time I descend Myself.†Whenever Kṛṣṇa comes, once in a day of BrahmÄ, He comes to the house of Nanda MahÄrÄja in Vá¹›ndÄvana. Kṛṣṇa is the master of all creation (sarva-loka-maheÅ›varam). Therefore, not only in the neighborhood of Nanda MahÄrÄja’s estate, but all over the universe — and in all the other universes — musical sounds celebrated the auspicious arrival of the Lord.
