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ŚB 8.15.13

Devanagari

हंससारसचक्राह्वकारण्डवकुलाकुला: ।
नलिन्यो यत्र क्रीडन्ति प्रमदा: सुरसेविता: ॥ १३ ॥

Text

haṁsa-sārasa-cakrāhva-
kāraṇḍava-kulākulāḥ
nalinyo yatra krīḍanti
pramadāḥ sura-sevitāḥ

Synonyms

haṁsa — of swans; sārasa — cranes; cakrāhva — birds known as cakravākas; kāraṇḍava — and water fowl; kula — by groups; ākulāḥ — congested; nalinyaḥ — lotus flowers; yatra — where; krīḍanti — enjoyed sporting; pramadāḥ — beautiful women; sura-sevitāḥ — protected by the demigods.

Translation

Beautiful women protected by the demigods sported in the gardens, which had lotus ponds full of swans, cranes, cakravākas and ducks.