Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.6.14-15
Sthāna· The universe in orderFragrant Flowering Trees Decorate Kailāsa
“The whole of Kailāsa Hill is decorated with various kinds of trees, of which the following names may be mentioned: mandāra, pārijāta, sarala, tamāla, tāla, kovidāra, āsana, arjuna, āmra-jāti [mango], kadamba, dhūli-kadamba, nāga, punnāga, campaka, pāṭala, aśoka, bakula, kunda and kurabaka. The entire hill is decorated with such trees, which produce flowers with fragrant aromas.”
What the purport teaches
- The whole of Kailāsa Hill is decorated with many kinds of trees.
- These include mandāra, pārijāta, tamāla, kadamba, campaka and aśoka.
- The trees produce flowers with fragrant aromas, decorating the entire hill.
Try this today
Choose three tree names from the translation and reread them while picturing the fragrant hillside.
Ask yourself
What does the variety of flowering trees add to your picture of Kailāsa?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.