Text 5] Deliverance of the Yamala-arjuna Trees
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cikrīḍatur yuvatibhir gajāv iva kareṇubhiḥ
antaḥ—within; praviśya—entering; gaṅgāyām—the Ganges, known as Mandākinī; ambhoja—of lotus flowers; vana-rājini—where there was a congested forest; cikrīḍatuḥ—the two of them used to enjoy; yuvatibhiḥ—in the company of young girls; gajāv—two elephants; iva—just like; kareṇubhiḥ—with female elephants.
TRANSLATION
Within the waters of the Mandākinī Ganges, which were crowded with gardens of lotus flowers, the two sons of Kuvera would enjoy young girls, just like two male elephants enjoying in the water with female elephants.
PURPORT
People generally go to the Ganges to be purified of the effects of sinful life, but here is an example of how foolish persons enter the Ganges to become involved in sinful life. It is not that everyone becomes purified by entering the Ganges. Everything, spiritual and material, depends on one's mental condition.
TEXT 5
यदृच्छया च देवर्षिर्भगवांस्तत्र कौरव । अपश्यन्नारदो देवौ क्षीवाणौ समबुध्यत ॥ ५ ॥
yadṛcchayā ca devarṣir bhagavāṁs tatra kaurava apaśyan nārado devau kṣībāṇau samabudhyata
yadṛcchayā—by chance, while wandering all over the universe; ca—and; deva-rṣiḥ—the supreme saintly person among the demigods; bhagavān—the most powerful; tatra—there (where the two sons of Kuvera were enjoying life); kaurava—O Mahārāja Parīkṣit; apaśyat—when he saw; nāradaḥ—the great saint; devau—the two boys of the