324 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 5
histories like the Puranas, the experts in reciting the histories of
royal families, and general reciters all chanted, while singers
sang and many kinds of musical instruments, like bheris and
dundubhis, played in accompaniment.
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Aa: | APRA RSTTTAIA: |
= a x
Paraaaraparsaraet: =
vrajah sammrsta-samsikta-
dvardjira-grhantarah
citra-dhvaja-pataka-srak-
caila-pallava-toranaih
vrajah—the land occupied by Nanda Maharaja; sammrsta—very
nicely cleaned; sarisikta—very nicely washed; dvéra—all the doors or
entrances; ajira—courtyards; grha-antarah—everything within the
house; citra—variegated; dhvaja—of festoons; pataka—of flags; srak—
of flower garlands; caila—of pieces of cloth; pallava—of the leaves of
mango trees; toranaih—(decorated) by gates in different places.
TRANSLATION
Vrajapura, the residence of Nanda Maharaja, was fully decorated
with varieties of festoons and flags, and in different places, gates
were made with varieties of flower garlands, pieces of cloth, and
mango leaves. The courtyards, the gates near the roads, and every-
thing within the rooms of the houses were perfectly swept and
washed with water.
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Ta «FAT AAR ERAATSTTAT: |
AATIeaTaaer: === oll
gavo ursa vatsatara
haridré-taila-risitah |
