Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 7
The Appearance of Vāmanadeva and His Arrival at Bali’s Sacrifice
शङ्खदुन्दुभयो नेदुर्मृदङ्गपणवानका: । चित्रवादित्रतूर्याणां निर्घोषस्तुमुलोऽभवत् ॥ ७ ॥
śaṅkha-dundubhayo nedur mṛdaṅga-paṇavānakāḥ citra-vāditra-tūryāṇāṁ nirghoṣas tumulo ’bhavat
ស័ង្ខ និងស្គរដុន្ទុភីបានលាន់ឮ; ម្រឹទង្គ បណវ និងអានក បានបន្លឺរួមគ្នា។ សំឡេងឧបករណ៍តន្ត្រី និងតូរ្យនានា ក្លាយជាសូរស័ព្ទដ៏កក្រើកខ្លាំង។
FAQs
This verse describes the auspicious festival-like atmosphere—conchs, drums, and trumpets sounding loudly—indicating a grand, dharmic ceremony surrounding Bali’s charitable offering to Vāmana.
They mark a formal Vedic occasion (a public act of dāna/charity and ritual honor). The loud instruments signify auspiciousness and the communal recognition of a sacred event unfolding.
Make acts of charity and devotion intentional and sacred—performed with joy, reverence, and a sense of offering—rather than as a casual or reluctant transaction.