CHAPTER TWENTY- ONE
Instructions by Mahārāja Pṛthu
TEXT 1
मैत्रेय उवाच
मौक्तिकैः कुसुमस्रग्भिर्दुक्तैः स्वर्णतोरणैः । महासुरभिमिर्धृषैर्मण्डितं तत्र तत्र चै ॥ १ ॥
maitreya uvāca
mauktikaiḥ kusuma-sragbhir
dukūlaiḥ svarṇa-toraṇaiḥ
mahā-surabhibhir dhūpair
maṇḍitam tatra tatra vai
maitreyaḥ uvāca —the great sage Maitreya continued to speak;  mauktikaiḥ —with pearls;  kusuma —of flowers;  sragbhiḥ —with garlands;  dukūlaiḥ —cloth;  svarṇa —golden;  toraṇaiḥ —by gates;  mahā-surabhibhiḥ —highly perfumed;  dhūpaiḥ —by incense;  maṇḍitam —decorated;  tatra tatra —here and there;  vai —certainly.
TRANSLATION
The great sage Maitreya told Vidura: When the King entered his city, it was very beautifully decorated to receive him with pearls, flower garlands, beautiful cloth and golden gates, and the entire city was perfumed with highly fragrant incense.
PURPORT
Real opulence is supplied by natural gifts such as gold, silver, pearls, valuable stones, fresh flowers, trees and silken cloth. Thus the Vedic civilization recommends opulence and decoration with these natural gifts of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Such opulence immediately
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