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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.23.17
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 17
- tatra tatra vinikṣipta-
- nānā-śilpopaśobhitam
- mahā-marakata-sthalyā
- juṣṭaṁ vidruma-vedibhiḥ
tatrahere and there tatrahere and there — here and there; vinikṣiptaplaced — placed; nānāvarious — various; śilpaby artistic engravings — by artistic engravings; upaśobhitamextraordinarily beautiful — extraordinarily beautiful; mahāof great emeralds-marakataof great emeralds — of great emeralds; sthalyāwith a floor — with a floor; juṣṭamfurnished — furnished; vidrumaof coral — of coral; vedibhiḥwith raised platforms (daises) — with raised platforms (daises).
Its beauty was enhanced by artistic engravings here and there on the walls. The floor was of emerald, with coral daises.
At the present moment people are very proud of their architectural art, yet floors are generally decorated with colored cement. It appears, however, that the castle constructed by the yogic powers of Kardama Muni had floors of emerald with coral daises.