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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 10, Ch. 3]
Personality of Godhead;  vana-rājayaḥ —the green trees and plants were also very pleasing to see;  vavau —blew;  vāyuḥ —the breeze;  sukha-sparśaḥ —very pleasing to the touch;  puṇya-gandha-vahaḥ —which was full of fragrance;  śuciḥ —without pollution by dust;  agnayaḥ ca —and the fires (at the places of sacrifice);  dvijātīnām —of the  brāhmaṇas ;  śāntāḥ —undisturbed, steady, calm and quiet;  tatra —there;  samindhata —blazed;  manāmsi —the minds of the  brāhmaṇas  (who because of Kaṁsa had always been afraid);  āsan —became;  prasannāni —fully satisfied and free from disturbances;  sādhūnām —of the  brāhmaṇas , who were all Vaiṣṇava devotees;  asura-druhām —who had been oppressed by Kaṁsa and other demons disturbing the discharge of religious rituals;  jāyamāne —because of the appearance or birth;  ajane —of Lord Viṣṇu, who is always unborn;  tasmin —in that situation;  neduḥ —resounded;  dundubhayaḥ —kettledrums;  samam —simultaneously (from the upper planets).
TRANSLATION
Thereafter, at the auspicious time for the appearance of the Lord, the entire universe was surcharged with all the qualities of goodness, beauty and peace. The constellation Rohiṇi appeared, as did stars like Aśvini. The sun, the moon and the other stars and planets were very peaceful. All directions appeared extremely pleasing, and the beautiful stars twinkled in the cloudless sky. Decorated with towns, villages, mines and pasturing grounds, the earth seemed all-auspicious. The rivers flowed with clear water, and the lakes and vast reservoirs, full of lilies and lotuses, were extraordinarily beautiful. In the trees and green plants, full of flowers and leaves, pleasing to the eyes, birds like cuckoos and swarms of bees began chanting with sweet voices for the sake of the demigods. A pure breeze began to blow, pleasing the sense of touch and bearing the aroma of flowers, and when the  brāhmaṇas  engaging in ritualistic ceremonies ignited their fires according to Vedic principles, the fires burned steadily, undisturbed by the breeze. Thus when the birthless Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, was about to appear, the saints and  brāhmaṇas , who had always been disturbed by demons like Kaṁsa