vidyante 'bhukta-pūrvāṇi
phalāni surabhīṇi ca
eṣa vai surabhir gandho
viṣūcīno 'vagṛhyate
vidyante -- are present; abhukta-purvani -- never before tasted; phalani -- fruits; surabhini -- fragrant; ca -- and; eshah -- this; vai -- indeed; surabhih -- fragrant; gandhah -- aroma; vishucinah -- spreading everywhere; avagrihyate -- is perceived.
In the Tala forest are sweet-smelling fruits no one has ever tasted. Indeed, even now we can smell the fragrance of the tala fruits spreading all about.
According to Srila Sridhara Svami, the sweet fragrance of the tala fruits was carried by an easterly wind, which is conducive to rain in the Vrindavana area. This easterly wind generally blows in the month of Bhadra and thus indicates the excellent ripeness of the fruits, while the fact that the boys could smell them indicates the nearness of the Tala forest.
