niÅ›Ä-mukhaá¹ mÄnayantÄv
uditoá¸upa-tÄrakam
mallikÄ-gandha-mattÄli-
juṣṭaá¹ kumuda-vÄyunÄ

 niÅ›Ä-mukham - the beginning of night; mÄnayantau - the two of Them honoring; udita - having risen; uá¸upa - the moon; tÄrakam - and stars; mallikÄ - of the jasmine flowers; gandha - by the fragrance; matta - intoxicated; ali - by the bees; juṣṭam - liked; kumuda - from the lotuses; vÄyunÄ - with the breeze.


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The two Lords praised the nightfall, signaled by the rising of the moon and the appearance of stars, a lotus-scented breeze and bees intoxicated by the fragrance of jasmine flowers.

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