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The Birth of Lord Krṣṇa
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mahī maṅgala-bhūyiṣṭha- pura-grāma-vrajākarā
nadyaḥ prasanna-salilā hradā jalaruha-śriyaḥ dvijāli-kula-sannāda- stavakā vana-rājayaḥ
vavau vāyuḥ sukha-sparśaḥ puṇya-gandhavahaḥ śuciḥ agnayaś ca dvijātīnāṁ śāntās tatra samindhata
manāṁsy āsan prasannāni sādhūnām asura-druhām jāyamāne 'jane tasmin nedur dundubhayaḥ samam
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; atha—on the occasion of the Lord's appearance; sarva—all around; guṇa-upetaḥ—endowed with material attributes or facilities; kālaḥ—a favorable time; parama-śobhanaḥ—all-auspicious and very favorable from all points of view; yarhi—when; eva—certainly; ajana-janma-ṛkṣam—the constellation of stars known as Rohiṇī; śānta-ṛkṣa—none of the constellations were fierce (all of them were peaceful); graha-tārakam—and the planets and stars like Aśvinī; diśaḥ—all directions; praseduḥ—appeared very auspicious and peaceful; gaganam—all of outer space or the sky; nirmala-uḍu-gaṇa-udayam—in which all the auspicious stars were visible (in the upper strata of the universe); mahī—the earth; maṅgala-bhūyiṣṭha-pura-grāma-vraja-ākarāḥ—whose many cities, towns, pasturing grounds and mines became auspicious and very neat and clean; nadyaḥ—the rivers; prasanna-salilāḥ—the waters became clear; hradāḥ—the lakes or large reservoirs of water; jalaruha-śriyaḥ—appeared very beautiful because of blooming lotuses all around; dvija-ali-kula-sannāda-stavakāḥ—the birds, especially the cuckoos, and swarms of bees began to chant in sweet voices, as if praying to the Supreme