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The Twenty-First Chapter
421. Just as the celestial beings enjoy the fruits of knowledge, so too do they enjoy the fruits of grains and other things at will. ||18||
Here, grains grow without being sown, the wells are full of blooming lotuses, the boundaries of the villages are connected, they have gardens, and all the trees are laden with fruit. ||19||
The rivers here are filled with jeweled sand, swans always sit on the banks of the ponds and pools, and the reservoirs are full of clear water. ||20||
The forest areas here are beautiful with the sweet calls of cuckoos, and the blooming vines are accompanied by the music of buzzing bees. ||21||
There are many artificial mountains here, adorned with steps made of moonstone, filled with vine-covered houses, suitable for the enjoyment of the celestial beings, and fit for everyone to enjoy. ||22||
The cities, towns, and villages here are very beautiful, they are very large, and they are adorned with rivers, lakes, gardens, rice fields, and sugarcane forests. ||23||
The creation of men and women here imitates Rati and Kamadeva, and because they are full of all kinds of enjoyment and possessions, they are not even interested in the pleasures of heaven. ||24||
Thus, all the special things that are the cause of happiness for humans, even though they are rare in heaven, are present here everywhere. ||25||
Thus, this mountain, as if out of curiosity, holds all these special things, which are extremely beautiful and suitable for the celestial beings, in its lap. ||26||
In these two श्रेणियाँ, which are full of beauty and wealth as described above, this beautiful arrangement of cities is seen. ||27||
These two श्रेणियाँ are ten yojanas wide each, and they extend as far as the ocean, like the length of the mountain. ||28||
There is no difference in the width, etc., of these two श्रेणियाँ, but the northern श्रेणी has a greater length. ||29||