296 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 12
in the shape of worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead;
puspaih—by showering flowers grown in Nandana-kanana from the
heavens; su-gaéh—the celestial singers; apsarasah ca—and the celestial
dancing girls; nartanaih—by dancing; gitaih—by singing celestial
songs; surdh—all the demigods; vaédya-dharadh ca—those who played on
musical drums; védyakaih—by playing respectively; stavaih ca—and
by offering prayers; viprah—the brahmanas; jaya-nihsvanaih—simply
by glorifying the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ganadh—everyone.
TRANSLATION

Thereafter, everyone being pleased, the demigods began to
shower flowers from Nandana-kanana, the celestial dancing girls
began to dance, and the Gandharvas, who are famous for singing,
offered songs of prayer. The drummers began to beat their ket-
tledrums, and the brahmanas offered Vedic hymns. In this way,
both in the heavens and on earth, everyone began to perform his
own duties, glorifying the Lord.

PURPORT

Everyone has some particular duty. The Sdstra has concluded
(nirapitah) that everyone should glorify the Supreme Personality of
Godhead by his own qualifications. If you are a singer, always glorify the
Supreme Lord by singing very nicely. If you are a musician, glorify the
Supreme Lord by playing musical instruments. Svanusthitasya dhar-
masya sarsiddhir hari-tosanam (Bhdg. 1.2.13). The perfection of life is
to satisfy the Personality of Godhead. Therefore, beginning from this
earth up to the celestial kingdom, everyone engaged in glorifying the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. The decision of all great saintly per-
sons is that whatever qualifications one has acquired should be utilized to
glorify the Supreme Lord.

idam hi pursas tapasah srutasya vd
svistasya siiktasya ca buddhi-dattayoh
avicyuto ’rthah kavibhir niripito
yad uttamasloka-gundnuvarnanam

“Learned sages have definitely concluded that the infallible purpose of
the advancement of knowledge, austerity, Vedic study, sacrifice, the
