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MTRANSLATION H
 
golden lotus in some lake
 
57. Having seated yourself there on a blooming
(on the mountain), and having
unlimited amount of honey
 
enjoyed the relish of an
(from those flowers), having brought well under control
the fatigue of your journey, and (then) having flown
across the rest of the ocean with more active speed, you
will see in front of you (the) Suvela (mountain), forming
a charming shore with its rocks rounded smooth by the
constant dashing of the waters (against them).
 
O
 
JATO 58. (That mountain) in the proximity of which,
corals in the waters of the ocean, having among them the
moon in the form of your reflected image, having clearly
the appearance of accumulations of drops of blood that
have flown out on account of the severing of the wings
(of the mountain), and having their lustrous appearance
ruffled by the incoming of the waves, (these corals)
along with star-like pearls, present, permanently on earth,
the appearance of an unusual (evening) twilight.
 
59. (That mountain) where the forest shows shoots
that have risen up in the form of corals variegated with
clusters of pearl-gems brought out of their places by the
force of the billows of (the ocean, which is) the abode of
Varuna, and is filled with perfume, rushing up to the
crown of the head, by the sweet smells of honey of (the
flowers of) Mandara trees, brought (from heaven) and
planted by the Gods themselves who were afraid of the
Rakshasa (king).