He saw there the earth touched by Asoka trees, the removers of grief, having flowers growing from the roots and lowered down with their weight. And the entire quarter was as if ablaze with the beauty of the flowery Karrikaras and Kingsukas.
विनिष्पतद्भिः शतशश्चित्रैः पुष्पावतंसकैः। समूलपुष्परचितैरशोकैः शोकनाशनैः॥ पुष्पभारातिभारैश्च स्पृशद्भिरिव मेदिनीम्। कर्णिकारैः कुसुमितैः किंशुकैश्च सुपुष्पितैः॥ स देशः प्रभया तेषां प्रदीप्त इव सर्वतः।