Vana Parva 231.16
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Vana Parva Chapter 231 · Verse 16
Sanskrit Original
संतानकवनैः फुल्लैः करवीरवनैरपि। पारिजातवनैश्चैव जपाशोकवनैस्तथा।।२३। कदम्बतरुषण्डैश्च दिव्यैर्मगगणैरपि। दिव्यैः पक्षिगणैश्चैव शुशुभे श्वेतपर्वतः॥ तत्र देवगणा: सर्वे सर्वे देवर्षयस्तथा। मेघतूर्यरवाश्चैव क्षुब्धोदधिसमस्वनाः॥ तन्त्र दिव्याच गन्धर्वा नृत्यन्तेऽप्सररास्तथा! इष्टानां तत्र भूतानां श्रूयते निनदो महान्॥
The white mountain was adorned with charming forests full of blossoming Santaka flowers and with forests of Karbira, Parijata, Japa and Ashoka trees and also with wild tracts, overgrown with Kadamba trees; it abounded in innumerable celestials deer and birds. The roaring clouds served the purpose of musical instruments. It sounded like the murmurs of an agitated sea. The celestials, the Gandharvas and the Apsaras began to dance. There rose a loud sound of joy from the merriment of all creatures.