Texts 58-59]
Dhruva Mahārāja Returns Home
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mṛṣṭa-catvara-rathyāṭṭa- mārgam candana-carcitam lājākṣataiḥ puṣpa-phalais taṇḍulair balibhir yutam
mṛṣṭa —fully cleansed;  catvara —quadrangles;  rathya —highways;  aṭṭa —raised sitting places;  mārgam —lanes;  candana —with sandalwood;  carcitam —sprinkled;  lāja —with fried rice;  akṣataiḥ —and barley;  puṣpa —with flowers;  phalaiḥ —and fruits;  taṇḍulaiḥ —with rice;  balibhiḥ —auspicious presentations;  yutam —provided with.
TRANSLATION
All the quadrangles, lanes and streets in the city, and the raised sitting places at the crossings, were thoroughly cleansed and sprinkled with sandalwood water; and all over the city auspicious grains such as rice and barley and flowers, fruits and many other auspicious presentations were scattered.
TEXTS 58-59
श्रुवाय पथि दृष्टाय तत्र तत्र पुरस्त्रियः ।
सिद्धार्थाक्षतदध्यम्बुद्वर्षपुष्पफलानि च ॥५८॥
उपजहुः प्रयुञ्जाना वात्सल्यादाशिषः सतीः ।
शृष्णंस्तद्वत्युगीतानि प्राविशद्भवनं पितुः ॥५९॥
dhruvāya pathi dṛṣṭāya tatra tatra pura-striyaḥ siddhārthākṣata-dadhy-ambu- dūrvā-puṣpa-phalāni ca
upajahruḥ prayuñjānā vātsalyād āśiṣaḥ satīḥ śṛṇvaṁs tad-valgu-gītāni prāviśad bhavanam pituḥ
dhruvāya —on Dhruva;  pathi —on the road;  dṛṣṭāya —seen;  tatra tatra —here and there;  pura-striyaḥ —household ladies;  siddhārtha —white mustard seed;  akṣata —barley;  dadhi —curd;  ambu —water;  dūrvā —newly grown grass;  puṣpa —flowers;  phalāni —fruits;  ca —also;  upajahruḥ —they showered;  prayuñjānāḥ —uttering;  vātsalyāt —out of affection;  āśiṣaḥ —blessings;  satīḥ —gentle ladies;  śṛṇvan —hearing;  tat —their;  valgu —very pleasing;  gītāni —songs;  prāviśat —he entered;  bhavanam —the palace;  pituḥ —of his father.