Sundara Kanda 15.15
Valmiki Ramayanam (IIT Kanpur) · Sundara Kanda 15 · Verse 15
Sanskrit Original
शैलेन्द्रमिव गन्धाढ्यं द्वितीयं गन्धमादनम्। अशोकवनिकायां तु तस्यां वानरपुङ्गवः।।
śailēndramiva gandhāḍhyaṅ dvitīyaṅ gandhamādanam. aśōkavanikāyāṅ tu tasyāṅ vānarapuṅgavaḥ৷৷
The monkey leader saw a lofty templelike structure in the midst of the Ashoka grove which was highly fragrant and appeared like another indescribable structure that stood on a thousand pillars like another Gandhamadana mountain. It gleamed white like mount Kailasa. Its stairs were paved with corals. The altars were made of brightly polished gold. This structure glowing with brilliance was as if stealing the eyes. It looked white with light and lofty as though scratching the sky.