Text 10]
The Subterranean Heavenly Planets
381
TRANSLATION
My dear King, in the imitation heavens known as bila-svarga there is a great demon named Maya Dānava, who is an expert artist and architect. He has constructed many brilliantly decorated cities. There are many wonderful houses, walls, gates, assembly houses, temples, yards and temple compounds, as well as many hotels serving as residential quarters for foreigners. The houses for the leaders of these planets are constructed with the most valuable jewels, and they are always crowded with living entities known as Nāgas and Asuras, as well as many pigeons, parrots and similar birds. All in all, these imitation heavenly cities are most beautifully situated and attractively decorated.
TEXT 10
उद्यानानि चातितरां मनइन्द्रियानन्दिभिः कुसुमफलस्तवकसुभगकिसलया- वनतरुचिरविटपविटपिनां लताङ्गालिङ्गितानां श्रीभिः समिथुनविविधविहङ्गम- जलाशयानाममलजलपूर्णानां क्षपकुलोल्लङ्घनक्षुभितनीरनीरजकुषुदकुवलयकह्लार- नीलोत्पल लोहितशतपत्रादिवनेषु कृतनिकेतनानामेकविहाराकुलमधुरविविध- स्वनादिभिरिन्द्रियोत्सवैरमरलोकश्रियमतिशयितानि ॥१०॥
udyānāni cātitarām mana-indriyānandibhiḥ kusuma-phala-stabaka- subhaga-kisalayāvanata-rucira-viṭapa-viṭapinām latāṅgāliṅgitānām śrībhiḥ samithuna-vividha-vihaṅgama-jalāśayānām amala-jala- pūrṇānām jhaṣakulollaṅghana-kṣubhita-nīra-nīraja-kumuda-kuva- laya-kahlāra-nilotpala-lohita-śatapatrādi-vaneṣu kṛta-niketanānām eka-vihārākula-madhura-vividha-svanādibhir indriyotsavair amara- loka-śriyam atiśayitāni.
udyānāni—the gardens and parks; ca—also; atitarām—greatly; manaḥ—to the mind; indriya—and to the senses; ānandibhiḥ—which cause pleasure; kusuma—by flowers; phala—of fruits; stabaka— bunches; subhaga—very beautiful; kisalaya—new twigs; avanata— bent low; rucira—attractive; viṭapa—possessing branches; viṭapinām—