tadā - at that time; dundubhayaḥ - kettledrums; neduḥ - resounded; mṛdaṅga - drums; paṇava - small drums; ādayaḥ - etc.; gandharva-mukhyāḥ - the chief residents of Gandharvaloka; prajaguḥ - sang; petuḥ - showered; kusuma - flowers; vṛṣṭayaḥ - like rains.

At that time drums and kettledrums resounded from the sky, the chief Gandharvas began to sing, and other demigods showered flowers like torrents of rain upon Dhruva Mahārāja.