818 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 21

changes the condition of the mind, and the entire atmosphere becomes
spiritualized. King Prthu’s capital was decorated with such highly opulent
decorations.

TEXT 2

TAMCTAMCATN ATTA |
qaansaiaiaiatarty = RI

candandguru-toyardra-
rathyd-catvara-madrgavat

puspdaksata-phalais tokmair
lajair arcirbhir arcitam

candana—sandalwood; aguru—a kind of fragrant herb; toya—the water
of; ardra—sprinkled with; rathya—a path for driving a chariot; catvara—
small parks; margavat—lanes; puspa—flowers; aksata—unbroken; phalaih—
by the fruits; ok maih—minerals; lajaih—wetted grains; arcirbhih—by lamps;
arcitam—decorated.

TRANSLATION

Fragrant water distilled from sandalwood and aguru herb was sprinkled
everywhere on the lanes, roads and small parks throughout the city, and
everywhere were decorations of unbroken fruits, flowers, wetted grains,
varied minerals, and lamps, all presented as auspicious paraphernalia.

TEXT 3

pein ote OMEN

savrndaih kadali-stambhaih
piiga-potaih pariskrtam

taru-pallava-malabhih
sarvatah samalankrtam

sa-urndaih—along with fruits and flowers; kadali-stambhaih—by the
pillars of banana trees; puga-potaih—by collections of young animals and
by processions of elephants; pariskrtam—very nicely cleansed; taru—
young plants; pallava—new leaves of mango trees; malabhih—by garlands ;
sarvatah—everywhere; samalankrtam—nicely decorated.
