428 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 9

vapyo vaidurya-sopanah
padmotpala-kumudvatih

hamsa-karandava-kulair
Justas cakrahva-sarasaih

vapyah—lakes; vaidiirya—emerald; sopanah—with staircases; padma—
lotuses; utpala—blue lotuses; kumud-vatih—full of lilies; hamsa—swans;
karandava—and ducks; kulaih—by flocks of; justah—inhabited; cakrahva—
by cakravakas (geese); sdrasaih—and by cranes.

TRANSLATION

There were emerald staircases which led to lakes full of variously colored
lotus flowers and lilies, and swans, karandavas, cakravakas, cranes and
similar other valuable birds were visible in those lakes.

PURPORT

It appears that the palace was not only surrounded by compounds and
gardens with varieties of trees, but there were small man-made lakes also
where the water was full of many colorful lotus flowers and lilies, and to
get down to the lakes there were staircases made of valuable jewels such as
emeralds. Ky the beautifully positioned garden houses there were many
luxuriant birds, such as swans, cakravakas, karandavas and cranes. These
birds generally do not live in filthy places like crows. The atmosphere of
the city was very healthy and beautiful; it can simply be imagined from its
description,

TEXT 65

TIT Uae: sas TATA aq |
MeN CTT TI fed aA NEI

uttanapado rajarsih
prabhavam tanayasya tam

Srutva drstvadbhuta-tamam
prapede vismayam param

uttanapadah—King Uttanapada; rajarsih—great saintly king; prabhavam
—influence; tanayasya—of his son; tam—that; srutva—hearing; drstva—
seeing; adbhuta— wonderful; tamam—in the superlative degree; prapede—
happily felt; vismayam—wonder; param—supreme.
