Text 27]
The Churning of the Milk Ocean
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by her glance she could favor everyone, including the demigods and ordinary human beings. In other words, since the goddess of fortune stays on the bosom of Nārāyaṇa, she naturally sees any devotee who worships Nārāyaṇa. When the goddess of fortune understands that a devotee is in favor of devotional service to Nārāyaṇa, she is naturally inclined to bless the devotee with all opulences. The  karmīs  try to receive the favor and mercy of Lakṣmī, but because they are not devotees of Nārāyaṇa, their opulence is flickering. The opulence of devotees who are attached to the service of Nārāyaṇa is not like the opulence of  karmīs . The opulence of devotees is as permanent as the opulence of Nārāyaṇa Himself.
TEXT 26
शङ्खतूर्यमृदङ्गानां वादित्राणां पृथुः स्वनः । देवानुगानां सस्त्रीणां नृत्यतां गायतामभूत् ॥२६॥
śaṅkha-tūrya-mṛdaṅgānām vāditrāṇām pṛthuḥ svanaḥ devānugānām sastrīṇām nṛtyatām gāyatām abhūt
śaṅkha—conchshells; tūrya—bugles; mṛdaṅgānām—and of different types of drums; vāditrāṇām—of the musical instruments; pṛthuḥ—very great; svanaḥ—sound; deva-anugānām—the inhabitants of the upper planets like the Gandharvas and Cāraṇas, who follow the demigods; sa-strīṇām—as along with their own wives; nṛtyatām—engaged in dancing; gāyatām—singing; abhūt—became.
TRANSLATION
The inhabitants of Gandharvaloka and Cāraṇaloka then took the opportunity to play their musical instruments, such as conchshells, bugles and drums. They began dancing and singing along with their wives.
TEXT 27
ब्रह्मरुद्राङ्गिरोमुख्याः सर्वे विश्वसृजो विभ्रम् । ईडिरेऽवितथैर्मन्त्रैस्तल्लिङ्गैः पुष्पवर्षिणः ॥२७॥