Studies in Indian Art c9.s3.20

c9.s3.20

In the Mahābhārata, the Elysian land of Uttarakuru with all kinds of plenty in fruits and flowers and with trees producing all objects of desire (sarvakāmaphalā Vṛkṣāḥ) is conceived in the northern direction adjacent to Meru. There, as fruits from trees, are produced: garments, ornaments and youthful pairs of men and wome (mithunāni) who draw sustenance from the nectar-like milk of the milky trees and are perfectly matched to each other in beauty, dress and appearance. The human beings in that region are happy and contented like gods being free from all sorrows and ailments, and they do not suffer the pangs of separation.²