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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
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तत्र तत्रोपसङ्कॢप्तैर्लसन्मकरतोरणैः ।
सवृन्दैः कदलीस्तम्भैः पूगपोतैश्च तद्विधैः ॥५४॥
tatra tatropasaṅkḷptair
lasan-makara-toraṇaiḥ
savṛndaiḥ kadalī-stambhaiḥ
pūga-potaiś ca tad-vidhaiḥ
WORD BY WORD
TRANSLATION
 | 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.
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PURPORT
| | 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 Mahārāja, King Uttānapāda arranged a good reception, and all the citizens very enthusiastically took part with great jubilation.
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