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## Adipuranam
**Verse 184:**
This water of the ocean, flowing like serpents, is seen within, with millions of shining gems. It appears like a great blue mansion, adorned with countless lamps, dispelling the darkness.
**Verse 185:**
The intoxicated peacocks dance, while the wind blows, creating a sound like the *puṣkara* (a musical instrument). The celestial maidens, adorned with garlands, play merrily on the edge of the island, accompanied by the sound of the ocean.
**Verse 186:**
The dark blue ocean, roaring loudly, adorned with sparkling gems on the raised hoods of serpents, embraces the clouds. It is clear that the ocean, like the clouds, cannot leave its place during the rainy season.
**Verse 187:**
Behold, on the shore of the ocean, these rows of forests, their heat calmed, their waters spread out, adorned with flowers, and washed by the splashing drops of waves, like blue garments scattered with flowers.
**Verse 188:**
The deer, nourished by the sweet lotus, roam for a long time around the lakes, enjoying the peaceful and naturally pleasant abode on the shore.
**Verse 189:**
Seeing the forest fire, the deer, terrified, run swiftly along the shore, their golden bodies shining with fear.
**Verse 183:**
These serpents, with their jeweled hoods raised high, looking towards the sky, seem as if the great ocean is holding a cluster of lamps in its vast, wave-like hands.