SB 8.15.13

SB 8.15.13

Devanagari

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

Verse 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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

In the gardens there were ponds full of swans, cranes, cakravākas and ducks, in which the devatās’ women played. In the gardens (yatra) there were ponds where women played.