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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 10, Ch. 13]
Personality of Godhead, brought them all to the bank of the river and spoke the following words.
TEXT 5
अहोऽतिरम्यं पुलिनं वयस्याः 
  स्वकेलिसम्पन्मृदुलाच्छबालुकम् । 
  स्फुटत्सरोगन्धहृतालिपत्रिक- 
  ध्वनिप्रतिध्वानलसद्द्रुमाकुलम् ॥ ५ ॥
aho 'tiramyam pulinam vayasyāḥ 
  sva-keli-sampan mṛdulāccha-bālukam 
  sphuṭat-saro-gandha-hṛtāli-patrika- 
  dhvani-pratidhvāna-lasad-drumākulam
aho—oh; ati-ramyam—very, very beautiful; pulinam—the bank of the river; vayasyāḥ—My dear friends; sva-keli-sampat—full with all paraphernalia for pastimes of play; mṛdula-accha-bālukam—the very soft and clean sandy bank; sphuṭat—in full bloom; saraḥ-gandha—by the aroma of the lotus flower; hṛta—attracted; ali—of the bumblebees; patrika—and of the birds; dhvani-pratidhvāna—the sounds of their chirping and moving and the echoes of these sounds; lasat—moving all over; druma-ākulam—full of nice trees.
TRANSLATION
My dear friends, just see how this riverbank is extremely beautiful because of its pleasing atmosphere. And just see how the blooming lotuses are attracting bees and birds by their aroma. The humming and chirping of the bees and birds is echoing throughout the beautiful trees in the forest. Also, here the sands are clean and soft. Therefore, this must be considered the best place for our sporting and pastimes.
PURPORT
The description of Vṛndāvana forest as given herewith was spoken by Kṛṣṇa five thousand years ago, and the same condition prevailed during