Shloka 52
Jarāsandha’s Siege of Mathurā, Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma’s Victory, and the Founding of Dvārakā amid Kālayavana’s Threat
दृश्यते यत्र हि त्वाष्ट्रं विज्ञानं शिल्पनैपुणम् । रथ्याचत्वरवीथीभिर्यथावास्तु विनिर्मितम् ॥ ५० ॥ सुरद्रुमलतोद्यानविचित्रोपवनान्वितम् । हेमशृङ्गैर्दिविस्पृग्भि: स्फटिकाट्टालगोपुरै: ॥ ५१ ॥ राजतारकुटै: कोष्ठैर्हेमकुम्भैरलङ्कृतै: । रत्नकूतैर्गृहैर्हेमैर्महामारकत स्थलै: ॥ ५२ ॥ वास्तोष्पतीनां च गृहैर्वल्लभीभिश्च निर्मितम् । चातुर्वर्ण्यजनाकीर्णं यदुदेवगृहोल्लसत् ॥ ५३ ॥
dṛśyate yatra hi tvāṣṭraṁ vijñānaṁ śilpa-naipuṇam rathyā-catvara-vīthībhir yathā-vāstu vinirmitam
その都の造営には、ヴィシュヴァカルマンの完き知と建築の妙技が明らかであった。広い大路、広場、商いの道はヴァーストゥの法に従って整えられ、天界の樹木と蔓に満ちた園と美しい庭苑が彩った。門楼の塔は天に届く金の頂を戴き、上層は澄んだ水晶で作られていた。黄金に覆われた家々は正面に金の壺を飾り、屋根は宝石の峰を成し、床には大いなる緑玉が嵌め込まれていた。傍らには銀と真鍮で築かれた宝蔵・倉庫・名馬の厩が並び、各家には見張りの楼と家神の祠があった。四姓の民で満ちたその都は、ヤドゥ族の主シュリー・クリシュナの宮殿によってとりわけ輝いていた。
Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that the state highways ( rathyāḥ ) were in front and the secondary roads ( vīthyaḥ ) behind, and between them were courtyards ( catvarāṇi ). Within these courtyards were surrounding walls, and within the walls stood golden residences, atop which shone crystal watchtowers crowned with golden pots. Thus the buildings were multistoried. The word vāstu indicates that the houses and buildings were constructed on ample plots of land, with plenty of room for green areas.