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ŚB 10.18.4

Devanagari

यत्र निर्झरनिर्ह्रादनिवृत्तस्वनझिल्लिकम् ।
शश्वत्तच्छीकरर्जीषद्रुममण्डलमण्डितम् ॥ ४ ॥

Text

yatra nirjhara-nirhrāda-
nivṛtta-svana-jhillikam
śaśvat tac-chīkararjīṣa-
druma-maṇḍala-maṇḍitam

Synonyms

yatra — in which (Vṛndāvana); nirjhara — of the waterfalls; nirhrāda — by the resounding; nivṛtta — stopped; svana — the sound; jhillikam — of the crickets; śaśvat — constant; tat — of those (waterfalls); śīkara — by the drops of water; ṛjīṣa — moistened; druma — of trees; maṇḍala — with the groups; maṇḍitam — decorated.

Translation

In Vṛndāvana, the loud sound of waterfalls covered the crickets’ noise, and clusters of trees constantly moistened by spray from those waterfalls beautified the entire area.

Purport

This and the following three verses describe how Vṛndāvana manifested the features of spring, even during the summer season.