188 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 6

praptam kimpurusair drstva
ta arad-dadrsur vatam
vaidiirya-krta—made of vaidiirya; sopanah—staircases; vapyah—lakes;
utpala—of lotus flowers; malinih—containing rows; praptam—inhabited;
kimpurusaih—by the Kimpurusas; drs{va—after seeing; te—those demigods;
arat—not far away; dadrsuh—saw; vatam—a banyan tree.

TRANSLATION

They also saw that the bathing ghats and their staircases were made of
vaidurya-mani. The water was full of lotus flowers. Passing by such lakes,
the demigods reached a place where there was a big banyan tree.

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Reese Friteensafia: 1122

sa yojana-satotsedhah
padona-vitapayatah
paryak-krtacala-cchayo
nirnidas tapa-varjitah
sah—that banyan tree; yojana-Sata—one hundred yojanas (800 miles);
utsedhah—height; padona—less by a quarter (600 miles); vitapa—by the
branches; ayatah—spread out; paryak—all around; krta—made; acala—un-
shaken; cha@yah—the shadow; nirntdah—without bird nests; t@pa-varjitah—
without temperature.

TRANSLATION

That banyan tree was 800 miles high, and its branches spread over 600
miles around. The tree cast a fine shade which permanently cooled the
temperature, yet there was no noise of birds.

PURPORT

Generally, in every tree there are bird nests, and the birds congregate
in the evening and create noise. But it appears that this banyan tree was
devoid of nests, and therefore it was calm, quiet and peaceful, and its
temperature was undisturbed, so it was just suitable for meditation.

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