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Pleasant.'
Gold and
the name Yaikiuitha, signifying
In the
precious objects of all sorts sparkle on every side.
midst of this enchanting abode rises a superb palace inha-
close to them are
bited by Vishnu and his wife Lakshmi
Pradyumna, their eldest son, and a host of other children,
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;
their grandson Aniruddha, son of Pradyumna, Usha, his wife,
and their daughter Bana. In this abode, as in the rest,
there are flowers, trees, quadrupeds, birds, and especially
peacocks in great numbers.
Many
The river Karona flows below the royal residence
l
.
banks and there spend happy, peaceful
their food consists of fruits and vegetables, which
days
grow without cultivation their le