76 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 2
villages; kharvata—mountain villages; ghosén—the little villages of
cowherds; ca—and; dadahuh—they burned; pattanani—the capitals;
ca—also.
TRANSLATION

The demons set fire to the cities, villages, pasturing grounds,
cowpens, gardens, agricultural fields and natural forests. They
burned the hermitages of the saintly persons, the important mines
that produced valuable metals, the residential quarters of the
agriculturalists, the mountain villages, and the villages of the cow
protectors, the cowherd men. They also burned the government
capitals.

PURPORT

The word udydna refers to places where trees are especially grown to
produce fruits and flowers, which are most important for human civiliza-
tion. Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita (9.26):

patram puspam phalam toyam
yo me bhaktya prayacchati
tad aham bhakty-upahrtam
asnami prayatatmanah

“*If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I
will accept it.” Fruits and flowers are very much pleasing to the Lord. If
one wants to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he can simply
offer fruits and flowers, and the Lord will be pleased to accept them. Our
only duty is to please the Supreme Godhead (samsiddhir hari-tosanam).
Whatever we do and whatever our occupation, our main purpose should
be to please the Supreme Lord. All the paraphernalia mentioned in this
verse is especially meant for the satisfaction of the Lord, not the satisfac-
tion of one’s senses. The government—indeed, the entire society—
should be structured in such a way that everyone can be trained to satisfy
the Supreme Personality of Godhead. But unfortunately, especially in
this age, na te viduh svartha-gatim hi visnum: people do not know that
the highest goal of human life is to please Lord Visnu. On the contrary,
like demons, they simply plan to kill Visnu and be happy by sense
gratification.
