dadarsa -- He saw; tam -- that (city); sphatika -- of crystal; tunga -- high; gopura -- whose main gates; dvaram -- and household gates; brihat -- immense; hema -- gold; kapata -- whose doors; toranam -- and ornamental arches; tamra -- of copper; ara -- and brass; koshtham -- whose storehouses; parikha -- with its canals; durasadam -- inviolable; udyana -- with public gardens; ramya -- attractive; upavana -- and parks; upasobhitam -- beautified; sauvarna -- gold; sringataka -- with crossways; harmya -- mansions; nishkutaih -- and pleasure gardens; sreni -- of guilds; sabhabhih -- with the assembly halls; bhavanaih -- and with houses; upaskritam -- ornamented; vaidurya -- with vaidurya gems; vajra -- diamonds; amala -- crystal quartz; nila -- sapphires; vidrumaih -- and coral; mukta -- with pearls; haridbhih -- and emeralds; valabhishu -- on the wood panels decorating the rafters in front of the houses; vedishu -- on columned balconies; jushteshu -- bedecked; jala-amukha -- of lattice windows; randhra -- in the openings; kuttimeshu -- and on gem-studded floors; avishta -- sitting; paravata -- with the pet doves; barhi -- and the peacocks; naditam -- resounding; samsikta -- sprinkled with water; rathya -- with royal avenues; apana -- commercial streets; marga -- other roads; catvaram -- and courtyards; prakirna -- scattered; malya -- with flower garlands; ankura -- new sprouts; laja -- parched grains; tandulam -- and rice; apurna -- full; kumbhaih -- with pots; dadhi -- with yogurt; candana -- and sandalwood paste; ukshitaih -- smeared; prasuna -- with flower petals; dipa-avalibhih -- and rows of lamps; sa-pallavaih -- with leaves; sa-vrinda -- with bunches of flowers; rambha -- with trunks of banana trees; kramukaih -- and trunks of betel-nut trees; sa-ketubhih -- with flags; su-alankrita -- nicely decorated; dvara -- with doors; griham -- whose houses; sa-pattikaih -- with ribbons.

The Lord saw Mathura, with its tall gates and household entrances made of crystal, its immense archways and main doors of gold, its granaries and other storehouses of copper and brass, and its impregnable moats. Beautifying the city were pleasant gardens and parks. The main intersections were fashioned of gold, and there were mansions with private pleasure gardens, along with guildhalls and many other buildings. Mathura resounded with the calls of peacocks and pet turtledoves, who sat in the small openings of the lattice windows and on the gem-studded floors, and also on the columned balconies and on the ornate rafters in front of the houses. These balconies and rafters were adorned with vaidurya stones, diamonds, crystal quartz, sapphires, coral, pearls and emeralds. All the royal avenues and commercial streets were sprinkled with water, as were the side roads and courtyards, and flower garlands, newly grown sprouts, parched grains and rice had been scattered about everywhere. Gracing the houses' doorways were elaborately decorated pots filled with water, which were bedecked with mango leaves, smeared with yogurt and sandalwood paste, and encircled by flower petals and ribbons. Near the pots were flags, rows of lamps, bunches of flowers and the trunks of banana and betel-nut trees.