Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 21
Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi Tested by Indra and Blessed by Nara-Nārāyaṇa
उद्यच्चन्द्रनिशावक्त्र: प्रवालस्तबकालिभि: । गोपद्रुमलताजालैस्तत्रासीत् कुसुमाकर: ॥ २१ ॥
udyac-candra-niśā-vaktraḥ pravāla-stabakālibhiḥ gopa-druma-latā-jālais tatrāsīt kusumākaraḥ
Springtime then appeared in Mārkaṇḍeya’s āśrama. Indeed, the evening sky, glowing with the light of the rising moon, became the very face of spring, and sprouts and fresh blossoms virtually covered the multitude of trees and creepers.
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It poetically depicts a scene where the night appears moon-faced and springlike, filled with bees, tender sprouts, trees, and creepers—showing the Bhagavatam’s devotional beauty and rasa through nature imagery.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating to Mahārāja Parīkṣit as part of the concluding section of the Twelfth Canto.
It trains the mind to see the world with sacred attention—cultivating gratitude, contemplation, and a bhakti-centered aesthetic that supports remembrance of the Divine.