Matsyapurana 130.21

130.21

mallikājātipuṣpādyair gandhadhūpādhivāsitaiḥ
pañcendriyasukhairnityaṃ samaiḥ satpuruṣairiva //

The houses decorated with flowers Mallikâ and Jâtı, etc, and scented with nice perfumes and dhûpas made them look like good persons, endowed with five senses, and looking on all with equal sight Round the three fortresses, were built three enclosure walls that looked like mountainous structures These walls were built respectively of gold, silver and iron and ornamented with gems, jewels and collyrium Hundreds of Gopuras (entrance gates) existed there in every fortress, decked with flags and banners and looking like mountain tops The inner compartments for women resounded with the sounds of tinkling bells on their anklets, and these were more beautiful than the Heavens In these compartments, there were many resting places, Vihâras (places of enjoyments), tanks, banyan trees, quadrangular marts, pools, lakes gardens and forests All sorts of excellent divine objects of enjoyment were there, and they were decorated with various gems and jewels. The outlets of the three fortresses were rendered beautiful with various flowers and they were surrounded by hundreds of deep ditches and moats These moats were equipped with various weapons to defeat enemies' designs—21 26