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tasya droṇyāṁ bhagavato
varuṇasya mahātmanaḥ
udyānam ṛtuman nāma
ākrīḍaṁ sura-yoṣitām

sarvato ’laṅkṛtaṁ divyair
nitya-puṣpa-phala-drumaiḥ
mandāraiḥ pārijātaiś ca
pāṭalāśoka-campakaiḥ

cūtaiḥ piyālaiḥ panasair
āmrair āmrātakair api
kramukair nārikelaiś ca
kharjūrair bījapūrakaiḥ

madhukaiḥ śāla-tālaiś ca
tamālair asanārjunaiḥ
ariṣṭoḍumbara-plakṣair
vaṭaiḥ kiṁśuka-candanaiḥ

picumardaiḥ kovidāraiḥ
saralaiḥ sura-dārubhiḥ
drākṣekṣu-rambhā-jambubhir
badary-akṣābhayāmalaiḥ

tasya — of that mountain (Trikūṭa); droṇyām — in a valley; bhagavataḥ — of the great personality; varuṇasya — the demigod Varuṇa; mahā-ātmanaḥ — who is a great devotee of the Lord; udyānam — a garden; ṛtumat — Ṛtumat; nāma — of the name; ākrīḍam — a place of sporting pastimes; sura-yoṣitām — of the damsels of the demigods; sarvataḥ — everywhere; alaṅkṛtam — beautifully decorated; divyaiḥ — pertaining to the demigods; nitya — always; puṣpa — of flowers; phala — and fruits; drumaiḥ — by trees; mandāraiḥmandāra; pārijātaiḥ — pārijāta; ca — also; pāṭalapāṭala; aśoka — aśoka; campakaiḥcampaka; cūtaiḥcūta fruits; piyālaiḥpiyāla fruits; panasaiḥpanasa fruits; āmraiḥ — mangoes; āmrātakaiḥ — sour fruits called āmrātaka; api — also; kramukaiḥkramuka fruits; nārikelaiḥ — coconut trees; ca — and; kharjūraiḥ — date trees; bījapūrakaiḥ — pomegranates; madhukaiḥmadhuka fruits; śāla-tālaiḥ — palm fruits; ca — and; tamālaiḥtamāla trees; asanaasana trees; arjunaiḥarjuna trees; ariṣṭaariṣṭa fruits; uḍumbara — big udumbara trees; plakṣaiḥplakṣa trees; vaṭaiḥ — banyan trees; kiṁśuka — red flowers with no scent; candanaiḥ — sandalwood trees; picumardaiḥpicumarda flowers; kovidāraiḥkovidāra fruits; saralaiḥsarala trees; sura-dārubhiḥsura-dāru trees; drākṣā — grapes; ikṣuḥ — sugarcane; rambhā — bananas; jambubhiḥjambu fruits; badarībadarī fruits; akṣaakṣa fruits; abhayaabhaya fruits; āmalaiḥāmalakī, a sour fruit.

In a valley of Trikūṭa Mountain there was a garden called Ṛtumat. This garden belonged to the great devotee Varuṇa and was a sporting place for the damsels of the demigods. Flowers and fruits grew there in all seasons. Among them were mandāras, pārijātas, pāṭalas, aśokas, campakas, cūtas, piyālas, panasas, mangoes, āmrātakas, kramukas, coconut trees, date trees and pomegranates. There were madhukas, palm trees, tamālas, asanas, arjunas, ariṣṭas, uḍumbaras, plakṣas, banyan trees, kiṁśukas and sandalwood trees. There were also picumardas, kovidāras, saralas, sura-dārus, grapes, sugarcane, bananas, jambu, badarīs, akṣas, abhayas and āmalakīs.

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