Text 5] Deliverance of the Yamala-arjuna Trees 175

cikridatur yuvatibhir
gajav iva karenubhih

antah—within; pravisya—entering; garigdyam—the Ganges, known
as Mandakini; ambhoja—of lotus flowers; vana-rajini—where there was
a congested forest; cikridatuh—the two of them used to enjoy;
yuvatibhih—in the company of young girls; gajau—two elephants;
iva—just like; karenubhih—with female elephants.

TRANSLATION

Within the waters of the Mandakini Ganges, which were
crowded with gardens of lotus flowers, the two sons of Kuvera
would enjoy young girls, just like two male elephants enjoying in
the water with female elephants.

PURPORT

People generally go to the Ganges to be purified of the effects of sinful
life, but here is an example of how foolish persons enter the Ganges to
become involved in sinful life. It is not that everyone becomes purified
by entering the Ganges. Everything, spiritual and material, depends on
one’s mental condition.

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yadrcchaya ca devarsir
bhagavams tatra kaurava

apasyan ndrado devau
ksibanau samabudhyata

yadrcchayaé—by chance, while wandering all over the universe; ca—
and; deva-rsih—the supreme saintly person among the demigods;
bhagavén—the most powerful; tatra—there (where the two sons of
Kuvera were enjoying life); kawrava—O Maharaja Pariksit; apasyat—
when he saw; ndradah—the great saint; devau—the two boys of the
