śrī-śukaḥ uvāca - Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; sukham - happily; sva - in His own; puryām - city; nivasan - residing; dvārakāyām - in Dvārakā; śriyaḥ - of the goddess of fortune; patiḥ - the master; sarva - all; sampat - in opulent features; samṛddhāyām - which was rich; juṣṭāyām - populated; vṛṣṇi-puṅgavaiḥ - by the most prominent of the Vṛṣṇis; strībhiḥ - by women; ca - and; uttama - excellent; veṣābhiḥ - whose dress; nava - new; yauvana - of youth; kāntibhiḥ - whose beauty; kanduka-ādibhiḥ - with balls and other toys; harmyeṣu - on the rooftops; krīḍantībhiḥ - playing; taḍit - of lightning; dyubhiḥ - whose effulgence; nityam - always; saṅkula - crowded; mārgāyām - whose roads; mada-cyudbhiḥ - exuding mada; matam - intoxicated; gajaiḥ - with elephants; su - well; alaṅkṛtaiḥ - ornamented; bhaṭaiḥ - with foot-soldiers; aśvaiḥ - horses; rathaiḥ - chariots; ca - and; kanaka - with gold; ujjvalaiḥ - brilliant; udyāna - with gardens; upavana - and parks; āḍhyāyām - endowed; puṣpita - flowering; druma - of trees; rājiṣu - which had rows; nirviśat - entering (therein); bhṛṅga - by bees; vihagaiḥ - and birds; nāditāyām - filled with sound; samantataḥ - on all sides; reme - He enjoyed; ṣoḍaśa - sixteen; sāhasra - thousand; patnīnām - of wives; eka - the only; vallabhaḥ - beloved; tāvat - that many; vicitra - variegated; rūpaḥ - having personal forms; asau - He; tat - their; geheṣu - in the residences; mahā-ṛddhiṣu - richly furnished; protphulla - blooming; utpala - of water lilies; kahlāra - white lotuses; kumuda - night-blooming lotuses; ambhoja - and day-blooming lotuses; reṇubhiḥ - by the pollen; vāsita - made aromatic; amala - pure; toyeṣu - in bodies of water; kūjat - cooing; dvija - of birds; kuleṣu - where there were flocks; ca - and; vijahāra - He sported; vigāhya - diving; ambhaḥ - into the water; hradinīṣu - in rivers; mahā-udayaḥ - the all-powerful Lord; kuca - from their breasts; kuṅkuma - by the red cosmetic powder; lipta - smeared; aṅgaḥ - His body; parirabdhaḥ - embraced; ca - and; yoṣitām - by the women.

Śukadeva Gosvamī said: The master of the goddess of fortune resided happily in His capital city, Dvārakā, which was endowed with all opulences and populated by the most eminent Vṛṣṇis and their gorgeously dressed wives. When these beautiful women in the bloom of youth would play on the city’s rooftops with balls and other toys, they shone like flashing lightning. The main streets of the city were always crowded with intoxicated elephants exuding mada, and also with cavalry, richly adorned infantrymen, and soldiers riding chariots brilliantly decorated with gold. Gracing the city were many gardens and parks with rows of flowering trees, where bees and birds would gather, filling all directions with their songs.