588 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 15
PURPORT
This verse reveals the absolute nature of Vaikuntha. There is no
difference between the birds there and the human residents. The situation
in the spiritual sky is that everything is spiritual and variegated. Spiritual
variegatedness means that everything is animate. There is nothing inanimate.
Even the trees, the ground, the plants, the flowers, the birds and the beasts
are all on the level of Krsna consciousness. The special feature of Vaikuntha-
loka is that there is no question of sense gratification. In the material world
even an ass enjoys his sound vibration, but in the Vaikunthas such nice
birds as the peacock, the cakravaka and the cuckoo prefer to hear the
vibration of the glories of the Lord from the bees. The principles of devo-
tional service, beginning with hearing and chanting, are very prominent in
the Vaikuntha world.
TEXT 19
RRNSRAA TTT
TARTARTTFSTETAM TAA: |
THY SHIA TaAHTATIA TAL
Ufeeat: Tra TE TATA 121
mandara-kunda-kurabotpala-campakarna-
punnaga-naga-bakulambuja-parijatah
gandhe ’rcile tulasikabharanena ltasya
yasmims tapah su-manaso bahu manayanti
mandara—mandara; kunda—kunda; kuraba—kuraba; utpala—utpala;
campaka—campaka; arna—arna flower; punnaga—punnaga; naga—naga-
kesara; bakula—bakula; ambuja—lily; parijatah—parijata; gandhe—fragrance;
arcite—being worshiped; tulasika—tulasi; abharanena—with a garland;
tasyah—of her; yasmin—in which Vaikuntha; tapah—austerity; su-manasah—
good-minded, Vaikuntha-minded; bahu—very much; manayanti—glorify.
TRANSLATION
Although flowering plants like the mandara, kunda, kurabaka, utpala,
campaka, arna, punnaga, nagakesara, bakula, lily and parijata are full of
transcendental fragrance, they are still conscious of the austerities
performed by tulasi because tulasi is given special preference by the Lord,
who garlands Himself with tulasi leaves.
