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The Descent of the River Ganges
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क्राननाश्रमायतनवर्षगिरिद्रोणीषु तथा चामलजलाशयेषु विकचविविधनववन- रुहामोदमुदितराजहंसजलकुकुटकारण्डवसारसचक्रवाकादिभिर्मधुकरनिकराकृति- भिरुपकूजितेषु जलक्रीडादिभिर्विचित्रविनोदैः सुललितसुरसुन्दरीणां कामकलिलविलासहामलीलावलोकाकृष्टमनोदृष्टयः स्वैरं विहरन्ति ॥ १३ ॥
yatra ha deva-patayaḥ svaiḥ svair gaṇa-nāyakair vihita-mahārhaṇāḥ sarvartu-kusuma-stabaka-phala-kisalaya-śriyānamyamāna-viṭapa- latā-viṭapibhir upaśumbhamāna-rucira-kānanāśramāyatana-varṣa- giri-droṇīṣu tathā cāmala-jalāśayeṣu vikaca-vividha-nava- vanaruhāmoda-mudita-rāja-haṁsa-jala-kukkuṭa-kāraṇḍava-sārasa- cakravākādibhir madhukara-nikarākṛtibhir upakūjiteṣu jala-krīḍādibhir vicitra-vinodaiḥ sulalita-sura-sundarīṇāṁ kāma-kalila-vilāsa-hāsa- līlāvalokākṛṣṭa-mano-dṛṣṭayaḥ svairaṁ viharanti.
yatra ha —in those eight tracts of land;  deva-patayaḥ —the lords of the demigods, such as Lord Indra;  svaiḥ svaiḥ —by their own respective;  gaṇa-nāyakaiḥ —leaders of the servants;  vihita —furnished with;  mahā-arhaṇāḥ —valuable gifts, such as sandalwood pulp and garlands;  sarva-ṛtu —in all seasons;  kusuma-stabaka —of bunches of flowers;  phala —of fruits;  kisalaya-śriyā —by the opulences of shoots;  ānamyamāna —being bent down;  viṭapa —whose branches;  latā —and creepers;  viṭapibhiḥ —by many trees;  upaśumbhamāna —being fully decorated;  rucira —beautiful;  kānana —gardens;  āśrama-āyatana —and many hermitages;  varṣa-giri-droṇīṣu —the valleys between the mountains designating the borders of the tracts of land;  tathā —as well as:  ca —also;  amala-jala-āśayeṣu —in lakes with clear water;  vikaca —just fructified;  vividha —varieties;  nava-vanaruha-āmoda —by the fragrance of lotus flowers;  mudita —enthused;  rāja-haṁsa —great swans;  jala-kukkuṭa —water fowl;  kāraṇḍava —aquatic birds called  kāraṇḍavas ;  sārasa —cranes;  cakravāka-ādibhiḥ —by birds known as  cakravākas  and so on;  madhukara-nikara-ākṛtibhiḥ —by the bumblebees;  upakūjiteṣu —which were made to resound;  jala-krīḍā-ādibhiḥ —such as water sports;  vicitra —various;  vinodaiḥ —by pastimes;  su-lalita —attractive;  sura-sundarīṇāṁ —of the women of the demigods;  kāma —from lust;  kalila —born;  vilāsa —pastimes;  hāsa —