सवृन्दैः कदलीस्तम्भैः पूगपोतैश्च तद्विधैः ॥५४॥
tatra tatropasaá¹…kḷptair
lasan-makara-toraṇaiḥ
savṛndaiḥ kadalī-stambhaiḥ
pūga-potaiś ca tad-vidhaiḥ
tatra tatra - here and there; upasaṅkḷptaiḥ - set up; lasat - brilliant; makara - shark-shaped; toraṇaiḥ - with arched gateways; sa-vṛndaiḥ - with bunches of fruits and flowers; kadalī - of banana trees; stambhaiḥ - with columns; pūga-potaiḥ - with young betel nut trees; ca - also; tat-vidhaiḥ - of that kind.
The whole city was decorated with columns of banana trees containing bunches of fruits and flowers, and betel-nut trees with leaves and branches were seen here and there. There were also many gates set up which were structured to give the appearance of sharks.
Auspicious ceremonies with decorations of the green leaves of palms, coconut trees, betel-nut trees and banana trees, and fruits, flowers and leaves, are an age-old custom in India. To receive his great son Dhruva MahÄrÄja, King UttÄnapÄda arranged a good reception, and all the citizens very enthusiastically took part with great jubilation.
