Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 10
Trikūṭa Mountain, Ṛtumat Garden, and the Beginning of Gajendra’s Crisis
तस्य द्रोण्यां भगवतो वरुणस्य महात्मन: । उद्यानमृतुमन्नाम आक्रीडं सुरयोषिताम् ॥ ९ ॥ सर्वतोऽलङ्कृतं दिव्यैर्नित्यपुष्पफलद्रुमै: । मन्दारै: पारिजातैश्च पाटलाशोकचम्पकै: ॥ १० ॥ चूतै: पियालै: पनसैराम्रैराम्रातकैरपि । क्रमुकैर्नारिकेलैश्च खर्जूरैर्बीजपूरकै: ॥ ११ ॥ मधुकै: शालतालैश्च तमालैरसनार्जुनै: । अरिष्टोडुम्बरप्लक्षैर्वटै: किंशुकचन्दनै: ॥ १२ ॥ पिचुमर्दै: कोविदारै: सरलै: सुरदारुभि: । द्राक्षेक्षुरम्भाजम्बुभिर्बदर्यक्षाभयामलै: ॥ १३ ॥
tasya droṇyāṁ bhagavato varuṇasya mahātmanaḥ udyānam ṛtuman nāma ākrīḍaṁ sura-yoṣitām
在特里库塔山的一处山谷中，有一座名为“利图玛特”(Ṛtumat)的园林，属于大德奉主者伐楼那，是天女们嬉游之所。园中四面皆以天妙树木庄严，四时常开花结果：曼陀罗、波利阇多、帕塔拉、阿输迦、瞻波迦；又有芒果、菠萝蜜、槟榔、椰子、枣椰、石榴；并有马杜迦、娑罗、棕榈、榕树、金舒迦与檀香；亦有葡萄、甘蔗、香蕉、阎浮、阿摩勒迦等诸树。
FAQs
Ṛtumat is described as Varuṇa’s celestial garden—an exquisitely adorned pleasure-grove filled with ever-flowering, ever-fruiting divine trees, setting the sacred scene for the events leading to Gajendra’s deliverance.
He establishes the heavenly setting and richness of the place to contrast it with the sudden crisis that arises there, highlighting how even in opulence one may face danger and must ultimately take shelter of the Supreme Lord.
Even when life appears “perfect,” circumstances can change; the practical takeaway is to cultivate steady remembrance of God through hearing and devotion, rather than relying on external comfort for security.