Text 55]
Dhruva Mahārāja Returns Home
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tatra tatropasaṅklptair lasan-makara-toraṇaiḥ savṛndaiḥ kadalī-stambhaiḥ pūga-potaiś ca tad-vidhaiḥ
tatra tatra-here and there; upasaṅklptaiḥ—set up; lasat—brilliant; makara—shark-shaped; toraṇaiḥ—with arched gateways; sa-vṛndaiḥ—with bunches of fruits and flowers; kadalī—of banana trees; stambhaiḥ—with columns; pūga-potaiḥ—with young betel nut trees; ca—also; tat-vidhaiḥ—of that kind.
TRANSLATION
The whole city was decorated with columns of banana trees containing bunches of fruits and flowers, and betel nut trees with leaves and branches were seen here and there. There were also many gates set up which were structured to give the appearance of sharks.
PURPORT
Auspicious ceremonies with decorations of the green leaves of palms, coconut trees, betel nut trees and banana trees and with fruits, flowers and leaves are an age-old custom in India. To receive his great son Dhruva Mahārāja, King Uttānapāda arranged a good reception, and all the citizens very enthusiastically took part with great jubilation.
TEXT 55
चूतपल्लववासःस्रश्चक्रादामविलम्बिमिः । उपस्कृतं प्रतिद्वारमपां कुम्भैः सदीपकैः ॥५५॥
cūta-pallava-vāsaḥ-sraṅ- muktā-dāma-vilambibhiḥ upaskṛtam pratidvāram apām kumbhaiḥ sadīpakaiḥ
cūta-pallava—with mango leaves; vāsaḥ—cloth; srak—flower garlands; muktā-dāma—strings of pearls; vilambibhiḥ—hanging; upaskṛtam—decorated; pratidvāram—at every gate; apām—full of water; kumbhaiḥ—with water pots; sa-dīpakaiḥ—with burning lamps.
TRANSLATION
At each and every gate there were burning lamps and big water pots decorated with differently colored cloth, strings of pearls, flower garlands, and hanging mango leaves.