कान्त्या ससर्ज भगवान्गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणान् ॥३८॥
prahasya bhÄva-gambhÄ«raá¹
jighrantyÄtmÄnam ÄtmanÄ
kÄntyÄ sasarja bhagavÄn
gandharvÄpsarasÄá¹ gaṇÄn
prahasya - smiling; bhÄva-gambhÄ«ram - with a deep purpose; jighrantyÄ - understanding; ÄtmÄnam - himself; ÄtmanÄ - by himself; kÄntyÄ - by his loveliness; sasarja - created; bhagavÄn - the worshipful Lord BrahmÄ; gandharva - the celestial musicians; apsarasÄm - and of the heavenly dancing girls; gaṇÄn - the hosts of.
With a laugh full of deep significance, the worshipful BrahmÄ then evolved by his own loveliness, which seemed to enjoy itself by itself, the hosts of Gandharvas and ApsarÄs.
The musicians in the upper planetary systems are called Gandharvas, and the dancing girls are called ApsarÄs. After being attacked by the demons and evolving a form of a beautiful woman in the twilight, BrahmÄ next created Gandharvas and ApsarÄs. Music and dancing employed in sense gratification are to be accepted as demoniac, but the same music and dancing, when employed in glorifying the Supreme Lord as kÄ«rtana, are transcendental, and they bring about a life completely fit for spiritual enjoyment.
