आवर्तमाने गान्धर्वे स्थितो ऽलब्धक्षणः क्षणम् तदन्त आद्यमानम्य स्वाभिप्रायं न्यवेदयत्
āvartamāne gāndharve sthito 'labdha-kṣaṇaḥ kṣaṇam tad-anta ādyam ānamya svābhiprāyaṁ nyavedayat
Synonyms
āvartamāne—because of being engaged; gāndharve—in hearing songs from the Gandharvas; sthitaḥ—situated; alabdha-kṣaṇaḥ—there was no time to talk; kṣaṇam—even a moment; tat-ante—when it ended; ādyam—unto the original teacher of the universe (Lord Brahmā); ānamya—after offering obeisances; sva-abhiprāyam—his own desire; nyavedayat—Kakudmī submitted..
Translation
When Kakudmī arrived there, Lord Brahmā was engaged in hearing musical performances by the Gandharvas and had not a moment to talk with him. Therefore Kakudmī waited, and at the end of the musical performances he offered his obeisances to Lord Brahmā and thus submitted his long-standing desire.