Text 8] The Elephant Gajendra’s Crisis 47
TRANSLATION
The valleys beneath Trikita Mountain are beautifully decorated
by many varieties of jungle animals, and in the trees, which are
maintained in gardens by the demigods, varieties of birds chirp
with sweet voices.
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sarit-sarobhir acchodaih
pulinair mani-valukaih
deva-stri-majjanamoda-
saurabhambv-anilair yutah
sarit—with rivers; sarobhih—and lakes; acchodaih—filled with
crystal-clear water; pulinaih—beaches; mani—with small gems;
valukaih —resembling grains of sand; deva-stri—of the damsels of the
demigods; majjana—by bathing (in that water); a@moda—bodily
fragrance; saurabha—very fragrant; ambu—with the water; anilaih—
and the air; yutah—enriched (the atmosphere of Trikita Mountain).
TRANSLATION
Trikiata Mountain has many lakes and rivers, with beaches
covered by small gems resembling grains of sand. The water is as
clear as crystal, and when the demigod damsels bathe in it, their
bodies lend fragrance to the water and the breeze, thus enriching
the atmosphere.
PURPORT
Even in the material world, there are many grades of living entities.
The human beings on earth generally cover themselves with external
fragrances to stop their bad bodily odors, but here we find that because of
the bodily fragrance of the demigod damsels, the rivers, the lakes, the
breeze and the entire atmosphere of Trikita Mountain also become
