204 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 3
Personality of Godhead; vana-rajayah—the green trees and plants were
also very pleasing to see; vavau—blew; véyuh—the breeze; sukha-spar-
Sah—very pleasing to the touch; punya-gandha-vahah—which was full
of fragrance; sucih—without pollution by dust; agnayah ca—and the
fires (at the places of sacrifice); dvijatinam—of the brdhmanas; san-
tah—undisturbed, steady, calm and quiet; tatra—there; samindhata—
blazed; manamsi—the minds of the brahmanas (who because of Karnsa
had always been afraid); dsan—became; prasannéni—fully satisfied
and free from disturbances; sadhindm—of the braéhmanas, who were
all Vaisnava devotees; asura-druhadm—who had been oppressed by
Karnsa and other demons disturbing the discharge of religious rituals;
Jayamane—because of the appearance or birth; ajane—of Lord Visnu,
who is always unborn; tasmin—in that situation; neduh—resounded;
dundubhayah—kettledrums; samam—simultaneously (from the upper
planets).
TRANSLATION
Thereafter, at the auspicious time for the appearance of the
Lord, the entire universe was surcharged with all the qualities of
goodness, beauty and peace. The constellation Rohini appeared, as
did stars like Asvini. The sun, the moon and the other stars and
planets were very peaceful. All directions appeared extremely
pleasing, and the beautiful stars twinkled in the cloudless sky.
Decorated with towns, villages, mines and pasturing grounds, the
earth seemed all-auspicious. The rivers flowed with clear water,
and the lakes and vast reservoirs, full of lilies and lotuses, were ex-
traordinarily beautiful. In the trees and green plants, full of
flowers and leaves, pleasing to the eyes, birds like cuckoos and
swarms of bees began chanting with sweet voices for the sake of
the demigods. A pure breeze began to blow, pleasing the sense of
touch and bearing the aroma of flowers, and when the brahmanas
engaging in ritualistic ceremonies ignited their fires according to
Vedic principles, the fires burned steadily, undisturbed by the
breeze. Thus when the birthless Lord Visnu, the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead, was about to appear, the saints and
brahmanas, who had always been disturbed by demons like Karnsa
