SB 9.3.30
Devanāgarī
आवर्तमाने गान्धर्वे स्थितोऽलब्धक्षण: क्षणम् । तदन्त आद्यमानम्य स्वाभिप्रायं न्यवेदयत् ॥ ३० ॥
Text
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.