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Description of the Kingdom of God
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PURPORT
The importance of  tulasī  leaves is very clearly mentioned here.  Tulasī  plants and their leaves are very important in devotional service. Devotees are recommended to water the  tulasī  tree every day and collect the leaves to worship the Lord. One time an atheist  svāmī  remarked, “What is the use of watering the  tulasī  plant? It is better to water eggplant. By watering the eggplant one can get some fruits, but what is the use of watering the  tulasī ?” These foolish creatures, unacquainted with devotional service, sometimes play havoc with the education of people in general.
The most important thing about the spiritual world is that there is no envy among the devotees there. This is true even among the flowers, which are all conscious of the greatness of  tulasī . In the Vaikuṇṭha world entered by the four Kumāras, even the birds and flowers are conscious of service to the Lord.
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यत्संकुलं हरिपदानतिमात्रदृष्टै-
वैदूर्यमारकतहेममयैर्विमानैः ।
येषां बृहत्कटितटाः सितशोभिमुख्यः
कृष्णात्मनां न रज आदधुरुत्सयाद्यैः ॥ २ ० ॥
yat saṅkulam hari-padānati-mātra-dṛṣṭair vairdūrya-mārakata-hema-mayair vimānaiḥ yeṣām bṛhat-kaṭi-taṭāḥ smita-śobhi-mukhyaḥ kṛṣṇātmanām na raja ādadhur utsmayādyaiḥ
yat —that Vaikuṇṭha abode;  saṅkulam —is pervaded;  hari-pada —at the two lotus feet of Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  ānati —by obeisances;  mātra —simply;  dṛṣṭaiḥ —are obtained;  vaidūrya —lapis lazuli;  mārakata —emeralds;  hema —gold;  mayaiḥ —made of;  vimānaiḥ —with airplanes;  yeṣām —of those passengers;  bṛhat —large;  kaṭi-taṭāḥ —hips;  smita —smiling;  śobhi —beautiful;  mukhyaḥ —faces;  kṛṣṇa —in Kṛṣṇa;  ātmanām —whose minds are absorbed;  na —not;  rajaḥ —sex desire;  ādadhuḥ —stimulate;  utsmayādyaiḥ —by intimate friendly dealings, laughing and joking.
TRANSLATION
The inhabitants of Vaikuṇṭha travel in their airplanes made of lapis lazuli, emerald and gold. Although crowded by their consorts, who have