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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.25.15

నీలస్ఫటికవైదూర్యముక్తామరకతారుణై: । క్లృప్తహర్మ్యస్థలీం దీప్తాం శ్రియా భోగవతీమివ ॥ ౧౫ ॥
nīla-sphaṭika-vaidūrya-
[neela-sphatika-vaidoorya-]
muktā-marakatāruṇaiḥ
[muktaa-marakataarunaih]
kḷpta-harmya-sthalīṁ dīptāṁ
[klripta-harmya-sthaleem deeptaam]
śriyā bhogavatīm iva
[shriyaa bhogavateem iva]
Word-for-word
nīla — sapphires sphaṭika — crystal vaidūrya — diamonds muktā — pearls marakata — emeralds aruṇaiḥ — with rubies kḷpta — bedecked harmya-sthalīm — the floors of the palaces dīptām — lustrous śriyā — with beauty bhogavatīm — the celestial town named Bhogavatī iva — like.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nīla-sphaṭika-vaidūrya-
nīla
sapphires
sphaṭika
crystal
vaidūrya
diamonds
muktā-marakatāruṇaiḥ
muktā
pearls
marakata
emeralds
aruṇaiḥ
with rubies
kḷpta-harmya-sthalīṁ dīptāṁ
kḷpta
bedecked
harmya-sthalīm
the floors of the palaces
dīptām
lustrous
śriyā bhogavatīm iva
śriyā
with beauty
bhogavatīm
the celestial town named Bhogavatī
iva
like.
The floors of the houses in that city were made of sapphire, crystal, diamonds, pearls, emeralds and rubies. Because of the luster of the houses in the capital, the city was compared to the celestial town named Bhogavatī.
Purport

In the city of the body, the heart is considered to be the capital. Just as the capital of a state is especially gorgeously filled with various high buildings and lustrous palaces, the heart of the body is filled with various desires and plans for material enjoyment. Such plans are sometimes compared to valuable jewels such as sapphires, rubies, pearls and emeralds. The heart becomes the center for all planning for material enjoyment.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The palace had places made of sapphire, crystal, cat’s eye, pearls, emeralds and rubies, shining with beauty like the city of Bhogavatī. The palace had places made of ruby which are places within the heart, throat and brow. The other jeweled places represent the nādīs. Bhogavarī is a city of the Nāgas. It seemed to have pleasure, but actually did not.
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