Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.9.57

mṛṣṭa-catvara-rathyāṭṭa-

mārgaḿ candana-carcitam

lājākṣataiḥ puṣpa-phalais

taṇḍulair balibhir yutam

SYNONYMS

mṛṣṭa — fully cleansed; catvara — quadrangles; rathyā — highways; aṭṭa — raised sitting places; mārgam — lanes; candana — with sandalwood; carcitam — sprinkled; lāja — with fried rice; akṣataiḥ — and barley; puṣpa — with flowers; phalaiḥ — and fruits; taṇḍulaiḥ — with rice; balibhiḥ — auspicious presentations; yutam — provided with.

TRANSLATION

All the quadrangles, lanes and streets in the city, and the raised sitting places at the crossings, were thoroughly cleansed and sprinkled with sandalwood water; and auspicious grains such as rice and barley, and flowers, fruits and many other auspicious presentations were scattered all over the city.

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