हारीतैर् भृङ्गराजैश् च चातकैर् बहुपुत्रकैः जीवंजीवककाकोलैः कलविङ्कैः कपोतकैः
With hāritas, bhṛṅgarājas, cātakas, bahuputras, jīvaṃjīvas, kākolas, kalaviṅkas, and doves.
खगैर् नानाविधैश् चान्यैः श्रोत्ररम्यैर् मनोहरैः पुष्पिताग्रेषु वृक्षेषु कूजद्भिश् चार्वधिष्ठितैः
With many other kinds of birds, charming and delightful to the ear, perched beautifully on the blossoming branches of the trees, singing sweetly.
केतकीवनखण्डैश् च सदा पुष्पधरैः सितैः मल्लिकाकुन्दकुसुमैर् यूथिकातगरैस् तथा
With clusters of ketakī groves always bearing white blossoms, with mallikā, kundakusuma, yūthikā, and tagara flowers as well.
कुटजैर् बाणपुष्पैश् च अतिमुक्तैः सकुब्जकैः मालतीकरवीरैश् च तथा कदलकाञ्चनैः
With kuṭaja and bāṇapuṣpa, atimukta and kubjaka, mālatī and karavīra, and golden banana plants.
अन्यैर् नानाविधैः पुष्पैः सुगन्धैश् चारुदर्शनैः वनोद्यानोपवनजैर् नानावर्णैः सुगन्धिभिः
With many other kinds of flowers, fragrant and beautiful to behold, from forests, gardens, and groves, of various colors and scents.
विद्याधरगणाकीर्णैः सिद्धचारणसेवितैः गन्धर्वोरगरक्षोभिर् भूताप्सरसकिंनरैः
Filled with hosts of vidyādharas, attended by siddhas and cāraṇas, with gandharvas, serpents, rākṣasas, spirits, apsarases, and kinnaras.
मुनियक्षगणाकीर्णैर् नानासत्त्वनिषेवितैः मृगैः शाखामृगैः सिंहैर् वराहमहिषाकुलैः
Filled with hosts of sages and yakṣas, frequented by various creatures, with deer, tree-dwelling animals, lions, and teeming with boars and buffaloes.
तथान्यैः कृष्णसाराद्यैर् मृगैः सर्वत्र शोभितैः शार्दूलैर् दीप्तमातङ्गैस् तथान्यैर् वनचारिभिः
Likewise adorned everywhere with other animals such as black antelopes and others, with tigers, radiant elephants, and other forest-dwelling beasts.
एवं नानाविधैर् वृक्षैर् उद्यानैर् नन्दनोपमैः लतागुल्मवितानैश् च विविधैश् च जलाशयैः
Thus, with trees of many kinds, with gardens like Nandana, with bowers of vines and shrubs, and with various reservoirs of water.
हंसकारण्डवाकीर्णैः पद्मिनीखण्डमण्डितैः कादम्बैश् च प्लवैर् हंसैश् चक्रवाकोपशोभितैः
Adorned with flocks of swans and kāraṇḍava ducks, with clusters of lotus ponds, with kadamba birds, diving birds, swans, and beautified by cakravāka ducks.
कमलैः शतपत्त्रैश् च कह्लारैः कुमुदोत्पलैः खगैर् जलचरैश् चान्यैः पुष्पैर् जलसमुद्भवैः
With lotuses, hundred-petaled lotuses, blue lotuses, water lilies, and other aquatic birds, as well as flowers born from the water.
पर्वतैर् दीप्तशिखरैश् चारुकन्दरमण्डितैः नानावृक्षसमाकीर्णैर् नानाधातुविभूषितैः
With mountains of blazing peaks, adorned with beautiful caves, crowded with various trees, and embellished with many kinds of minerals.
सर्वाश्चर्यमयैः शृङ्गैः सर्वभूतालयैः शुभैः सर्वौषधिसमायुक्तैर् विपुलैश् चित्रसानुभिः
With all-wondrous summits, auspicious abodes of all beings, endowed with every medicinal herb, and with broad, variegated slopes.
एवं सर्वैः समुदितैः शोभितं सुमनोहरैः ददर्श स महीपालः स्थानं त्रैलोक्यपूजितम्
Thus, adorned with all these delightful and splendid features, that king beheld the place revered by the three worlds.
दशयोजनविस्तीर्णं पञ्चयोजनम् आयतम् नानाश्चर्यसमायुक्तं क्षेत्रं परमदुर्लभम्
Spanning ten yojanas in breadth and five yojanas in length, a field endowed with many marvels, supremely difficult to attain.
तस्मिन् क्षेत्रवरे पुण्ये वैष्णवे पुरुषोत्तमे किं तत्र प्रतिमा पूर्वं न स्थिता वैष्णवी प्रभो
In that excellent, sacred, Vaiṣṇava, and supreme field, O Lord, why was there previously no Vaiṣṇava image established there?
येनासौ नृपतिस् तत्र गत्वा सबलवाहनः स्थापयाम् आस कृष्णं च रामं भद्रां शुभप्रदाम्
For what reason did that king, having gone there with his army and vehicles, establish Kṛṣṇa, Rāma, and the auspicious Bhadrā?
संशयो नो महान् अत्र विस्मयश् च जगत्पते श्रोतुम् इच्छामहे सर्वं ब्रूहि तत्कारणं च नः
A great doubt and wonder arise for us here, O Lord of the world; we wish to hear everything—tell us also the reason for this.
शृणुध्वं पूर्वसंवृत्तां कथां पापप्रणाशिनीम् प्रवक्ष्यामि समासेन श्रिया पृष्टः पुरा हरिः
Hear now the ancient tale that destroys sin; I shall briefly recount it, as once told by Hari when questioned by Śrī.
सुमेरोः काञ्चने शृङ्गे सर्वाश्चर्यसमन्विते सिद्धविद्याधरैर् यक्षैः किंनरैर् उपशोभिते
On the golden peak of Mount Sumeru, filled with every marvel, adorned by siddhas, vidyādharas, yakṣas, and kinnaras.
देवदानवगन्धर्वैर् नागैर् अप्सरसां गणैः मुनिभिर् गुह्यकैः सिद्धैः सौपर्णैः समरुद्गणैः
By gods, dānavas, gandharvas, nāgas, hosts of apsarases, sages, guhyakas, siddhas, suparṇas, and companies of Maruts.
अन्यैर् देवालयैः साध्यैः कश्यपाद्यैः प्रजेश्वरैः वालखिल्यादिभिश् चैव शोभिते सुमनोहरे
By other divine beings, sādhyas, progenitors like Kaśyapa, and by Vālakhilyas and others, making it splendid and most delightful.
कर्णिकारवनैर् दिव्यैः सर्वर्तुकुसुमोत्करैः जातरूपप्रतीकाशैर् भूषिते सूर्यसंनिभैः
With divine groves of karṇikāra trees, abundant with flowers of every season, adorned with golden brilliance, shining like the sun.
अन्यैश् च बहुभिर् वृक्षैः शालतालादिभिर् वनैः पुंनागाशोकसरलन्यग्रोधाम्रातकार्जुनैः
And with many other trees, with forests of śāla, tāla, and others, with puṃnāga, aśoka, sarala, banyan, mango, āmra, and arjuna trees.
पारिजाताम्रखदिरनीपबिल्वकदम्बकैः धवखादिरपालाशशीर्षामलकतिन्दुकैः
With pārijāta, amra, khadira, anīpa, bilva, kadamba, dhava, khādira, pālāśa, śīrṣa, amalaka, and tinduka trees,
नारिङ्गकोलबकुललोध्रदाडिमदारुकैः सर्जैश् च कर्णैस् तगरैः शिशिभूर्जवनिम्बकैः
With nāriṅga, kola, bakula, lodhra, pomegranate, dāruka, sarja, karṇa, tagara, śiśi, bhūrja, and vanimba trees,
अन्यैश् च काञ्चनैश् चैव फलभारैश् च नामितैः नानाकुसुमगन्धाढ्यैर् भूषिते पुष्पपादपैः
And with other golden trees, bent under the weight of their fruits, adorned with diverse fragrant flowers,
मालतीयूथिकामल्लीकुन्दबाणकुरुण्टकैः पाटलागस्त्यकुटजमन्दारकुसुमादिभिः
With mālatī, yūthikā, mallī, kunda, bāṇa, kuruṇṭaka, pāṭala, agastya, kuṭaja, mandāra, and other flowers,
अन्यैश् च विविधैः पुष्पैर् मनसः प्रीतिदायकैः नानाविहगसंघैश् च कूजद्भिर् मधुरस्वरैः
And with various other flowers that delight the mind, and flocks of birds singing with sweet voices,
पुंस्कोकिलरुतैर् दिव्यैर् मत्तबर्हिणनादितैः एवं नानाविधैर् वृक्षैः पुष्पैर् नानाविधैस् तथा
With the divine calls of male cuckoos and the cries of intoxicated peacocks, thus with trees of many kinds and flowers of many kinds,