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These eight palaces are placed in the eight directions, and in the
middle is placed an eternal kalpa-våkña tree, which with its many
branches protects the devotees from the enemies of the Lord.

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kalpäga-kuïjaà nava-mandiraà tat
samantatas tasya pare 'ñöha-kuïjäù
tathaiva sarve nava-mandiräs te
praty-ekam anye 'pi tataù pare 'nye

kalpäga-kuïjam—grove of kalpa-våkña trees; nava—nine; mandiram—
palaces; tat—that; samantataù—on all sides; tasya—of that; pare—
others; añöa—eight; kuïjäù—groves; tatha—in that way; eva—certainly; ;
sarve—all; nava—nine; mandiräù—palaces; te—they; prati-ekam—each;
anye—others; api—also; tataù—from that; pare anye—others.

This grove with nine palaces is surrounded in all directions by eight
other groves, each with nine palaces. Beyond these groves and
palaces there are more groves and palaces.

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yat kuïja-räjaà våta-kalpa-våkñaà
våndävaneçä-lasitälayaà tat
tataù sakhénäm atha kiìkaréëäà
samantatas tat-parataù krameëa

yat—which; kuïja—of groves; räjam—the monarch; våta—
surrounded;kala-våkñam— with kalpa våkña trees; våndävana—
Våndävana; iça—the queen; lasita—splendid; alayam—abode; tat—
that; tataù—from that; sakhénäm—of her gopi-friends; atha—then;
kiìkaréëäm—of her maidservants; samnatataù—in all sides; tat—that;
parataù—after; krameëa—one after another.

In the best of these kalpa-våkña groves is the splendid palace of
Våndävana's queen. Around Her palace are the palaces of her gopé-
friends, and around them are the residences of her maidservants.

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