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Chapter 6: Brahmā Satisfies Lord Śiva

Verse 13 of 50
SB 4.6.13

आह्वयन्तमिवोद्धस्तैर्द्विजान्कामदुघैर्द्रुमैः व्रजन्तमिव मातंगैर्गृणन्तमिव निर्झरैः

āhvayantam ivoddhastair dvijān kāma-dughair drumaiḥ vrajantam iva mātaṅgair gṛṇantam iva nirjharaiḥ

Synonyms

āhvayantaṁ—calling; iva—as if; uddhastaiḥ—with upraised hands (branches); dvijān—the birds; kāma-dughaiḥ—yielding desires; drumaiḥ—with trees; vrajantam—moving; iva—as if; mātaṅgaiḥ—by elephants; gṛṇantam—resounding; iva—as if; nirjharaiḥ—by the waterfalls..

Translation

There are tall trees with straight branches that appear to call the sweet birds, and when flocks of elephants pass through the hills, it appears that the Kailāsa Hill moves with them. When the waterfalls resound, it appears that Kailāsa Hill does also.

Verse 13 of 50