Shloka 18
The Greatness of Śrī Rādhāṣṭamī
Rādhā’s Birth-Eighth Observance
केचिद्गायंति नृत्यंति पठंति स्तवमुत्तमम् । तालवेणुमृदंगांश्च वादयंति च के मुदा
kecidgāyaṃti nṛtyaṃti paṭhaṃti stavamuttamam | tālaveṇumṛdaṃgāṃśca vādayaṃti ca ke mudā
Ada yang menyanyi, ada yang menari, ada yang melagukan stava (puji-pujian) yang utama; dan ada pula, dalam sukacita, memainkan simbal, seruling, serta gendang mṛdaṅga.
Unspecified narrator (contextual narration within Brahma-khaṇḍa; exact dialogue speaker not identifiable from the single verse alone).
Primary Rasa: hasya
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: temple
Sandhi Resolution Notes: केचिद्गायंति = केचित् + गायन्ति; स्तवमुत्तमम् = स्तवम् + उत्तमम्; तालवेणुमृदंगांश्च = ताल-वेणु-मृदङ्गान् + च
FAQs
It describes common bhakti expressions: singing (kīrtana), dancing, reciting hymns (stotra-pāṭha), and playing devotional instruments like cymbals, flute, and drum.
The emphasis is on joyful, embodied devotion—praise expressed through voice, movement, and music—rather than purely intellectual or ritual performance.
Tāla (cymbals), veṇu (flute), and mṛdaṅga (drum) are named, signifying communal worship and celebratory devotional singing typical of bhakti gatherings.