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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.23.16
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 16
- upary upari vinyasta-
- nilayeṣu pṛthak pṛthak
- kṣiptaiḥ kaśipubhiḥ kāntaṁ
- paryaṅka-vyajanāsanaiḥ
uparione upon another uparione upon another — one upon another; vinyastaplaced — placed; nilayeṣuin stories — in stories; pṛthakseparately pṛthakseparately — separately; kṣiptaiḥarranged — arranged; kaśipubhiḥwith beds — with beds; kāntamcharming — charming; paryaṅkacouches — couches; vyajanafans — fans; āsanaiḥwith seats — with seats.
The palace looked charming, with beds, couches, fans and seats, all separately arranged in seven stories.
It is understood from this verse that the castle had many stories. The words upary upari vinyasta indicate that skyscrapers are not newly invented. Even in those days, millions of years ago, the idea of building many-storied houses was current. They contained not merely one or two rooms, but many different apartments, and each was completely decorated with cushions, bedsteads, sitting places and carpets.