Text 25
vidyante ’bhukta-pūrvāṇi
phalāni surabhīṇi ca
eṣa vai surabhir gandho
viṣūcīno ’vagṛhyate
vidyante — are present; abhukta-pūrvāṇi — never before tasted; phalāni — fruits; surabhīṇi — fragrant; ca — and; eṣaḥ — this; vai — indeed; surabhiḥ — fragrant; gandhaḥ — aroma; viṣūcīnaḥ — spreading everywhere; avagṛhyate — is perceived.
In the Tāla forest are sweet-smelling fruits no one has ever tasted. Indeed, even now we can smell the fragrance of the tāla fruits spreading all about.
According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, the sweet fragrance of the tāla fruits was carried by an easterly wind, which is conducive to rain in the Vṛndāvana area. This easterly wind generally blows in the month of Bhādra and thus indicates the excellent ripeness of the fruits, while the fact that the boys could smell them indicates the nearness of the Tāla forest.