184 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 6
TEXT 26

TARACATA TACT EATS
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yayos tat-snana-vibhrasta-
nava-kunkuma-piiijaram
vitrso’pi pibanty ambhah
payayanto gaja gajih
yayoh—in both of which rivers; tat-snana—by the bathing of them (the
damsels of the heavenly planets); vibhrasta—fallen off; nava—fresh; kun-
kuma—with kunkuma powder; pinjaram—yellow; vitrsah—not being thirsty ;
api—even; pibanti— drink; ambhah—the water; pdyayantah—causing to
drink; gajah—the elephants; gajit—the female elephants.

TRANSLATION

After the damsels of the heavenly planets bathe in the water, it becomes
yellowish and fragrant due to the kunkuma from their bodies. Thus the
elephants come to bathe there with their wives, the she-elephants, and they
also drink the water, although they are not thirsty.

TEXT 27

TREATS TAT TTAFOTY |
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tara-hema-maharatna-
vimana-sata-sankulam

justam punyajana-stribhir
yatha kham sa-tadid-ghanam

tdra-hema—of pearls and gold; maharatna—valuable jewels; vimdna—of
airplanes; sata—with hundreds; sankulam—crowded; jus{am—occupied,
enjoyed; punyajana-stribhih—by the wives of the Yakgas; yatha—as; kham—
the sky; sa-tadit-ghanam—with the lightning and the clouds.

TRANSLATION

The airplanes of the heavenly denizens are bedecked with pearls, gold,
and many valuable jewels. The heavenly denizens are compared to clouds
in the sky decorated with occasional flashes of electric lightning.
