SB 8.15.19

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Eight Canto, Chapter 15: Bali Mahārāja Conquers the Heavenly Planets

SB 8.15.18

SB 8.15.20

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 19

hema-jālākṣa-nirgacchad-
dhūmenāguru-gandhinā
pāṇḍureṇa praticchanna-
mārge yānti sura-priyāḥ

SYNONYMS

hema-jāla-akṣa—from dainty little windows made of networks of gold; nirgacchat—emanating; dhūmena—by smoke; aguru-gandhinā—fragrant due to burning incense known as aguru; pāṇḍureṇa—very white; praticchanna—covered; mārge—on the street; yānti—pass; sura-priyāḥ—beautiful public women known as Apsarās, celestial girls.

TRANSLATION

Apsarās passed on the streets, which were covered with the white, fragrant smoke of aguru incense emanating from windows with golden filigree.