Girt round by a mighty golden wall, ringing with the tinklings of tiny bells; and embellished with pennons, he growing exceedingly exhilarated, made towards the wall. And beholding the city all round, furnished with golden doors; having quadrangular courts composed of lapises; ornamented with plastered jewelled pavements studded with all gems, crystals, and pearls; with mad elephants of burnished gold and speckless white silver, with stairs of lapises, (doors) devoid of dust with their centres composed of crystal and with stately halls; elegant, and adjoining mansions seeming as if reaching up to the heavens.
शातकुम्भेन महता प्राकारेणाभिसंवृताम्॥ किङ्किणीजालघोषाभिः पताकाभिरलंकृताम्। आसाद्य सहसा हृष्टः प्राकारमभिपेदिवान्॥ विस्मयाविष्टहृदयः पुरीमालोक्य सर्वतः। जाम्बूनदमयैारैवैदूर्यकृतवेदिकैः॥ वज्रस्फटिकमुक्ताभिर्मणिकुट्टिमभूषितैः। तप्तहाटकनिषूहै राजतामलपाण्डुरैः॥ वैदूर्यकृतसोपानैः स्फाटिकान्तरपांसुभिः। चारुसंजवनोपैतैः खमिवोत्पतितैः शुभैः॥