Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 4
Āgnīdhra Meets Pūrvacitti and Begets the Nine Sons of Jambūdvīpa
सा च तदाश्रमोपवनमतिरमणीयं विविधनिबिडविटपिविटपनिकरसंश्लिष्टपुरटलतारूढस्थलविहङ्गममिथुनै: प्रोच्यमानश्रुतिभि: प्रतिबोध्यमानसलिलकुक्कुटकारण्डवकलहंसादिभिर्विचित्रमुपकूजितामलजलाशयकमलाकरमुपबभ्राम ॥ ४ ॥
sā ca tad-āśramopavanam ati-ramaṇīyaṁ vividha-nibiḍa-viṭapi-viṭapa-nikara-saṁśliṣṭa-puraṭa-latārūḍha-sthala-vihaṅgama-mithunaiḥ procyamāna-śrutibhiḥ pratibodhyamāna-salila-kukkuṭa-kāraṇḍava-kalahaṁsādibhir vicitram upakūjitāmala-jalāśaya-kamalākaram upababhrāma.
The Apsarā sent by Lord Brahmā began strolling in a beautiful park near the place where the King was meditating and worshiping. The park was beautiful because of its dense green foliage and golden creepers. There were pairs of varied birds such as peacocks, and in a lake there were ducks and swans, all vibrating very sweet sounds. Thus the park was magnificently beautiful because of the foliage, the clear water, the lotus flowers and the sweet singing of various kinds of birds.
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It poetically describes the extraordinary beauty of the hermitage grove—dense trees and creepers, pure lotus-filled ponds, and birds whose calls seem like Vedic recitation—showing the sanctity of the āśrama environment.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates this description to King Parīkṣit as part of the account connected with Lord Ṛṣabhadeva’s setting in Canto 5, Chapter 2.
It highlights the value of a sattvic, peaceful environment—nature, cleanliness, and sacred sound—as supportive conditions for remembrance of God and steady spiritual practice.