On its peak rises an edifice; resembling the sun (in splendour); consisting of palatial mansions built by Viśvakarmā; and graced by goodly trees rife with various birds,-the residence of the high-souled Varuna, bearing the noose in his hand.
शृङ्गे तस्य महद्दिव्यं भवनं सूर्यसंनिभम्। प्रासादगणसम्बाधं विहितं विश्वकर्मणा॥ शोभितं तरुभिश्चित्रै नापक्षिसमाकुलैः। निकेतं पाशहस्तस्य वरुणस्य महात्मनः॥