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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.6.28

హిత్వా యక్షేశ్వరపురీం వనం సౌగన్ధికం చ తత్ । ద్రుమై: కామదుఘైర్హృద్యం చిత్రమాల్యఫలచ్ఛదై: ॥ ౨౮ ॥
hitvā yakṣeśvara-purīṁ
[hitvaa yaksheshvara-pureem]
vanaṁ saugandhikaṁ ca tat
[vanam saugandhikam cha tat]
drumaiḥ kāma-dughair hṛdyaṁ
[drumaih kaama-dughair hridyam]
citra-mālya-phala-cchadaiḥ
[chitra-maalya-phala-chchadaih]
hitvā — passing over yakṣa-īśvara — the lord of the Yakṣas (Kuvera) purīm — the abode vanam — the forest saugandhikam — named Saugandhika ca — and tat — that drumaiḥ — with trees kāma-dughaiḥ — yielding desires hṛdyam — attractive citra — variegated mālya — flowers phala — fruits chadaiḥ — leaves.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
hitvā yakṣeśvara-purīṁ
hitvā
passing over
yakṣa-īśvara
the lord of the Yakṣas (Kuvera)
purīm
the abode
vanaṁ saugandhikaṁ ca tat
vanam
the forest
saugandhikam
named Saugandhika
ca
and
tat
that
drumaiḥ kāma-dughair hṛdyaṁ
drumaiḥ
with trees
kāma-dughaiḥ
yielding desires
hṛdyam
attractive
citra-mālya-phala-cchadaiḥ
citra
variegated
mālya
flowers
phala
fruits
chadaiḥ
leaves.
While traveling, the demigods passed over the forest known as Saugandhika, which is full of varieties of flowers, fruits and desire trees. While passing over the forest, they also saw the regions of Yakṣeśvara.

Yakṣeśvara is also known as Kuvera, and he is the treasurer of the demigods. In the descriptions of him in Vedic literature, it is stated that he is fabulously rich. It appears from these verses that Kailāsa is situated near the residential quarters of Kuvera. It is also stated here that the forest was full of desire trees. In Brahma-saṁhitā we learn about the desire tree which is found in the spiritual world, especially in Kṛṣṇaloka, the abode of Lord Kṛṣṇa. We learn here that such desire trees are also found in Kailāsa, the residence of Lord Śiva, by the grace of Kṛṣṇa. It thus appears that Kailāsa has a special significance; it is almost like the residence of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The devatās passed through Alakā, the city of Kubera and the Yakṣas, and the Saugandhika forest, pleasant with desire trees having colorful flowers, fruits and leaves. The devatās passed through (hitvā) Alakā and the forest. The sentence continues until verse 31.
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