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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[ Canto 4, Ch. 9 ]
vāpyo vaidūrya-sopānāḥ padmotpala-kumudvatīḥ haṁsa-kāraṇḍava-kulair juṣṭāś cakrāhva-sārasaiḥ
vāpyaḥ—lakes; vaidūrya—emerald; sopānāḥ—with staircases; padma—lotuses; utpala—blue lotuses; kumud-vatīḥ—full of lilies; haṁsa—swans; kāraṇḍava—and ducks; kulaiḥ—by flocks of; juṣṭāḥ—inhabited; cakrāhva—by cakravākas (geese); sārasaiḥ—and by cranes.
TRANSLATION
There were emerald staircases which led to lakes full of variously colored lotus flowers and lilies, and swans, kāraṇḍavas, cakravākas, cranes and similar other valuable birds were visible in those lakes.
PURPORT
It appears that the palace was not only surrounded by compounds and gardens with varieties of trees, but there were small man-made lakes also where the water was full of many colorful lotus flowers and lilies, and to get down to the lakes there were staircases made of valuable jewels such as emeralds. By the beautifully positioned garden houses there were many luxuriant birds, such as swans,  cakravākas ,  kāraṇḍavas  and cranes. These birds generally do not live in filthy places like crows. The atmosphere of the city was very healthy and beautiful; it can simply be imagined from its description.
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उत्तानपादो राजर्षिः प्रभावं तनयस्य तम् । भुत्वा दृष्ट्वा दुत्तमं प्रपेदे विस्मयं परम् ॥६५॥
uttānapādo rājarṣiḥ prabhāvaṁ tanayasya tam śrutvā dṛṣṭvādbhuta-tamaṁ prapede vismayaṁ param
uttānapādaḥ—King Uttānapāda; rājarṣiḥ—great saintly king; prabhāvam—influence; tanayasya—of his son; tam—that; śrutvā—hearing; dṛṣṭvā—seeing; adbhuta—wonderful; tamam—in the superlative degree; prapede—happily felt; vismayam—wonder; param—supreme.