Text 44] Conversation Between Manu and Kardama 847

PURPORT

For most of the trees, flowers, fruits and birds mentioned here as
surrounding Bindu-sarovara Lake, English synonyms cannot be found. All
the trees mentioned are very pious in that they produce a nice aromatic
flower, such as the campaka, kadamba and bakula. The sweet sounds of
water fowl and cranes made the surrounding area as pleasant as possible
and created a very suitable spiritual atmosphere.

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tathaiva harinaih krodaih
Svavid-gavaya-kuiijaraih

gopucchair haribhir markair
nakulair nabhibhir urtam

tatha eva—likewise; harinaih—by deer; krodaih—by boars; svavit—porcu-
pines; gavaya—a wild animal closely resembling the cow; kufjaraih—by
elephants; gopucchaih—by baboons; haribhih—by lions; markaih—by
monkeys; nakulaih—by mongooses; nabhibhih—by musk deer; vrtam—
surrounded.

TRANSLATION

Its shores abounded with deer, boars, porcupines, gavayas, elephants,
baboons, lions, monkeys, mongooses and musk deer.

PURPORT

Musk deer are not found in every forest, but only in places like
Bindu-sarovara. They are always intoxicated by the aroma of musk secreted
from their navels. Gavayas, the species of cow mentioned herein, bear a
bunch of hair at the end of their tails. This bunch of hair is used in temple
worship to fan the Deities. Gavayas are sometimes called camaris, and they
are considered very sacred. In India there are still gypsies or forest mercan-
tile people who flourish by trading kasturi, or musk, and the bunches of
hair from the camaris. These are always in great demand for the higher
classes of Hindu population, and such business still goes on in large cities
and villages in India.
