Skanda Purana 7.2.89_279

7.2.89_279

phullāśokalatāstatra rejire śālasaṃśritāḥ 136 .
kāminya iva kāntānāṃ kaṇṭhālambitamūrttayaḥ 137 .. 118 . .
samadālikulodgītalatākusumasaṃcayāḥ .
parasparaṃ hi mālatyo bhāṣantya iva rejire .. 119 ..

Blossoming aśoka creepers clinging to the sāl trees shone there / like loving women with their bodies clinging to the necks of their beloveds. / Clustered with blossoms on creepers sung over by swarms of impassioned bees, / the jasmine vines shone, as though conversing with one another.