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Matsya Purana 117.4

Matsyapurāṇa 117.4

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Sanskrit

117.4

devadāruvanairnīlaiḥ kṛtādhovasanaṃ śubham.
meghottarīyakaṃ śailaṃ dadrṛśe sa narādhipaḥ.. 117.4 ..

The blue forests of Devadâru trees looked like its lower garment, clouds formed its upper garment, the white cloud the turban; while the moon and the sun the diadem. Its body was covered with snow, (which served the purpose of an unguent), while the presence of minerals here and there seemed to paint it with sandal. It gave out coolness even during the hot weather. It was decorated with massive rocks, at places imprinted red with the foot-prints of the nymphs (Apsarâs), with places lit up by the sun, enveloped in darkness at others, drinking water somewhere through its deep chasms, adorned elsewhere by the multitude of playful Vidyâdharas, and the chief Kinnaras at places looking beautiful with the flowers of Heaven (Santâna, &c.) fallen from the Gandharvas and the nymphs (Apsarâs), while they were busy in drinking, and elsewhere covered with the beds of flowers pressed down by the Gandharvas rising from their slumber, and thus looked beautiful.—4-10.

A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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