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The Twenty-Seventh Chapter
This Himāvan (Himalayas) bears the Ganga, which is as pure as the rays of the moon, spreads as far as the ocean, and purifies the world, as its own fame. || 11 || This Ganga is adorned by the two forests on either side of its banks, as if it were wearing two blue garments. || 12 || This river bears a row of swans, whose bodies are yellowed by the pollen of lotuses, and who make sweet sounds, as if it were wearing a golden girdle that makes a soft sound. || 13 || This Ganga, pure as the particles of clean clay, bears other rivers, its companions, as if it were bearing friends, for such friendship is indeed praiseworthy. || 14 || This Ganga, served by many royal swans (great kings among birds), shines like your royal Lakshmi, who inspires love in the world, and whose glory cannot be surpassed. || 15 || This Ganga bears the Vana-vedikā, which is very high, made of gold, transcends the path of the sky, and cannot be violated, as if it were your command. || 16 || O God, be pleased and behold this autumnal beauty, which has established itself in the forests, rivers, and ponds. || 17 || These seven-leaved trees scatter the pollen of their flowers, which are fragrant and spread their fragrance in all directions, like fragrant powder. || 18 || Here, the trees of the Bāna species, which are blooming like the arrows of Kāmadeva, are captivating the hearts of amorous men. What is beautiful does not captivate? Or what is not pleasing to the eye? || 19 || Here, in the ponds, ordinary lotuses are blooming along with blue lotuses, and they look like the mouths of Lakshmi, the goddess of autumn, whose eyes are blooming. || 20 || Here, these bees, greedy for fragrance, are immersed in the lotuses, making a kind of indistinct sound, just as amorous men are immersed in the lotus-like mouths of women, making flattering speeches. || 21 || These bees, eager for the nectar, are moving about in the lotus-like nests, like arrows of desire, with their wings like lotus-like arrows. || 22 ||
That is, the Himāvan mountain is above the earth, and therefore it is also called the Milky Way. || 10 ||