taḿ tuṣṭuvur deva-nikāya-ketavo

hy avākiraḿś cādbhuta-puṣpa-vṛṣṭibhiḥ

lokāḥ parāḿ nirvṛtim āpnuvaḿs trayo

gāvas tadā gām anayan payo-drutām

tam -- Him; tushtuvuh -- praised; deva-nikaya -- of all the demigods; ketavah -- the most eminent; hi -- indeed; avakiran -- they covered Him; ca -- and; adbhuta -- amazing; pushpa -- of flowers; vrishtibhih -- with showers; lokah -- the worlds; param -- supreme; nirvritim -- satisfaction; apnuvan -- experienced; trayah -- three; gavah -- the cows; tada -- then; gam -- the earth; anayan -- brought; payah -- with their milk; drutam -- to saturation.


Texto

The most eminent demigods chanted the praises of the Lord and scattered wonderful showers of flowers all around Him. All three worlds felt supreme satisfaction, and the cows drenched the surface of the earth with their milk.

Significado

The word ketavah means, literally, "banners." The leading demigods are the emblems, or banners, of the demigod race, and they took the lead in glorifying the Lord and covering Him with an amazing shower of multicolored, fragrant flowers.