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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.6.29

రక్తకణ్ఠఖగానీకస్వరమణ్డితషట్పదమ్ । కలహంసకులప్రేష్ఠం ఖరదణ్డజలాశయమ్ ॥ ౨౯ ॥
rakta-kaṇṭha-khagānīka-
[rakta-kantha-khagaaneeka-]
svara-maṇḍita-ṣaṭpadam
[svara-mandita-shatpadam]
kalahaṁsa-kula-preṣṭhaṁ
[kalahamsa-kula-preshtham]
kharadaṇḍa-jalāśayam
[kharadanda-jalaashayam]
rakta — reddish kaṇṭha — necks khaga-anīka — of many birds svara — with the sweet sounds maṇḍita — decorated ṣaṭ-padam — bees kalahaṁsa-kula — of groups of swans preṣṭham — very dear khara-daṇḍa — lotus flowers jala-āśayam — lakes.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
rakta-kaṇṭha-khagānīka-
rakta
reddish
kaṇṭha
necks
khaga-anīka
of many birds
svara-maṇḍita-ṣaṭpadam
svara
with the sweet sounds
maṇḍita
decorated
ṣaṭ-padam
bees
kalahaṁsa-kula-preṣṭhaṁ
kalahaṁsa-kula
of groups of swans
preṣṭham
very dear
kharadaṇḍa-jalāśayam
khara-daṇḍa
lotus flowers
jala-āśayam
lakes.
In that celestial forest there were many birds whose necks were colored reddish and whose sweet sounds mixed with the humming of the bees. The lakes were abundantly decorated with crying swans as well as strong-stemmed lotus flowers.

The beauty of the forest was intensified by the presence of various lakes. It is described herein that the lakes were decorated with lotus flowers and with swans who played and sang with the birds and the humming bees. Considering all these attributes, one can imagine how beautiful this spot was and how much the demigods passing through enjoyed the atmosphere. There are many paths and beautiful spots created by man on this planet earth, but none of them can surpass those of Kailāsa, as they are described in these verses.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The forest was filled with the humming of bees and the warbling of flocks of cuckoos, and had lakes filled with lotuses, attractive to flocks of swans. The forest was decorated with the songs of cuckoos and buzzing of bees. It had lakes in which there were lotuses dear to the swans.
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