Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth OrderChapter 6: Brahmā Satisfies Lord Śiva

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.6.14-15

mandāraiḥ pārijātaiś ca

saralaiś copaśobhitam

tamālaiḥ śāla-tālaiś ca

kovidārāsanārjunaiḥ

cūtaiḥ kadambair nīpaiś ca

nāga-punnāga-campakaiḥ

pāṭalāśoka-bakulaiḥ

kundaiḥ kurabakair api

SYNONYMS

mandāraiḥ — with mandāras; pārijātaiḥ — with pārijātas; ca — and; saralaiḥ — with saralas; ca — and; upaśobhitam — decorated; tamālaiḥ — with tamāla trees; śāla-tālaiḥ — with śālas and tālas; ca — and; kovidāra-āsana-arjunaiḥ — kovidāras, āsanas (vijaya-sāras) and arjuna trees (kāñcanārakas); cūtaiḥ — with cūtas (a species of mango); kadambaiḥ — with kadambas; nīpaiḥ — with nīpas (dhūli-kadambas); ca — and; nāga-punnāga-campakaiḥ — with nāgas, punnāgas and campakas; pāṭala-aśoka-bakulaiḥ — with pāṭalas, aśokas and bakulas; kundaiḥ — with kundas; kurabakaiḥ — with kurabakas; api — also.

TRANSLATION

The whole of Kailāsa Hill is decorated with various kinds of trees, of which the following names may be mentioned: mandāra, pārijāta, sarala, tamāla, tāla, kovidāra, āsana, arjuna, āmra-jāti (mango), kadamba, dhūli-kadamba, nāga, punnāga, campaka, pāṭala, aśoka, bakula, kunda and kurabaka. The entire hill is decorated with such trees, which produce flowers with fragrant aromas.

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