Skanda Purana 7.2.89_288

7.2.89_288

tamālagulmaistasyāsīcchobhā himavatastadā .
nīlajīmūtasaṃghātairnilīnairiva sandhiṣu .. 1 27. .
nikāmapuṣpaiḥ148 suviśālaśākhaiḥ samucchritaiścampakapādapaiśca .
pramattapuṃskokilasaṃpralāpai149 rhimācalotīva tadā rarāja . . 128 . .

The beauty of that Himavat then came from thickets of tamāla trees, / as if masses of dark clouds had nestled into its ravines. / With trees full of blossoms, bearing very wide branches and rising high, / and with the chatter of intoxicated male cuckoos, the Snowy Mountain shone exceedingly then.