स योजनशतोत्सेधः पादोनविटपायतः पर्यक्कृताचलच्छायो निर्नीडस्तापवर्जितः
sa yojana-śatotsedhaḥ pādona-viṭapāyataḥ paryak-kṛtācala-cchāyo nirnīḍas tāpa-varjitaḥ
Synonyms
saḥ—that banyan tree; yojana-śata—one hundred yojanas (800 miles); utsedhaḥ—height; pādona—less by a quarter (600 miles); viṭapa—by the branches; āyataḥ—spread out; paryak—all around; kṛta—made; acala—unshaken; chāyaḥ—the shadow; nirnīḍaḥ—without bird nests; tāpa-varjitaḥ—without temperature..
Translation
That banyan tree was 800 miles high, and its branches spread over 600 miles around. The tree cast a fine shade which permanently cooled the temperature, yet there was no noise of birds.
Purport
Generally, in every tree there are bird nests, and the birds congregate in the evening and create noise. But it appears that this banyan tree was devoid of nests, and therefore it was calm, quiet and peaceful, and its temperature was undisturbed, so it was just suitable for meditation.