182 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 6

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AA MoKA F ALat Tera: Ge |
aPherrasaats =—|«- WA UNRWVII

nanda calakananda ca
saritau bahyatah purah

tirthapada-padambhoja
rajasaliva pavane

nanda—the Nanda; ca—and; alakananda—the Alakananda; ca—and; sari-
tau—two rivers; bahyatah—outside; purah—from the city; tirthapdda—ot
the Supreme Personality of Godhead; padambhoja—of the lotus feet;
rajasa—by the dust; ativa—exceedingly ; pavane—sanctified.

TRANSLATION

They also saw the two rivers named Nanda and Alakananda. These two
rivers are sanctified by the dust of the lotus feet of the Supreme Person-

ality of Godhead, Govinda.
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TH: gaa: gawd afyerga: |
srefea ga: fasaeon fare trata!

yayoh sura-striyah ksattar
avaruhya svadhisnyatah

kridanti pumsah sificantyo
vigahya rati-karsitah

yayofti—in both of which (rivers); swra-striyah—the celestial damsels along
with their husbands; ksattah—O Vidura; avaruh ya—descending; svadhisnya-
tah—from their own airplanes; kridanti—they play; pumsah—their husbands;
stiicantyah—sprinkling with water; vigahya—after entering (the water); rati-
karsitah—whose enjoyment has become diminished,

TRANSLATION

My dear Ksatta, Vidura, the celestial damsels came down to that river in
their airplanes with their husbands, and after sex enjoyment, they entered
the water and enjoyed sprinkling their husbands with water.

PURPORT

It is understood that even the damsels of the heavenly planets are
polluted by thoughts of sex enjoyment, and therefore they come in
