Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.18.6-7

sri-suka uvaca

ekada danavendrasya

sarmishtha nama kanyaka

sakhi-sahasra-samyukta

guru-putrya ca bhamini

devayanya purodyane

pushpita-druma-sankule

vyacarat kala-gitali-

nalini-puline 'bala

SYNONYMS

sri-sukah uvaca -- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; ekada -- once upon a time; danava-indrasya -- of Vrishaparva; sarmishtha -- Sarmishtha; nama -- by name; kanyaka -- a daughter; sakhi-sahasra-samyukta -- accompanied by thousands of friends; guru-putrya -- with the daughter of the guru, Sukracarya; ca -- also; bhamini -- very easily irritated; devayanya -- with Devayani; pura-udyane -- within the palace garden; pushpita -- full of flowers; druma -- with nice trees; sankule -- congested; vyacarat -- was walking; kala-gita -- with very sweet sounds; ali -- with bumblebees; nalini -- with lotuses; puline -- in such a garden; abala -- innocent.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami said: One day Vrishaparva's daughter Sarmishtha, who was innocent but angry by nature, was walking with Devayani, the daughter of Sukracarya, and with thousands of friends, in the palace garden. The garden was full of lotuses and trees of flowers and fruits and was inhabited by sweetly singing birds and bumblebees.

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