Verse 14

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Varuna's garden· Verses 9–14

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In a valley of it is the garden of the revered Varuna, the great one, named Rtumat, where the women of the gods come to play. It is adorned on every side with heavenly trees that flower and fruit in all seasons: mandara and parijata, patala, asoka and campaka; cuta and priyala, jackfruit, mango and hog plum, betel nut and coconut, date palm and citron; madhuka, sal and palm, tamala, asana and arjuna, arista, cluster fig and plaksa, banyan, kimsuka and sandal; nimb and kovidara, sarala and the deodar of the gods, grape and sugar cane, plantain and rose apple, jujube, aksa, myrobalan and amalaka; bilva, wood apple and lime, and marking-nut and the rest all round it. And in that garden was a very wide lake with gleaming golden lotuses,