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SHOOKDEO JEE said,--O great king! it occurred once to Narud Jee
to go and see how Shree Krishnù Chund carried on his domestic
affairs with sixteen thousand one hundred and eight wives, with
this thought in his mind, he came to Dwarka, and beheld outside
the city high, lofty trees, flourishing, loaded with fruits and
flowers, waving in the orchards, on which, pigeons, parrots,
peacocks and other birds were sitting, and pouring forth
pleasing notes; lotuses were blooming in elegant tanks, on which
swarms of bees buzzed; on the banks geese, cranes and other
birds were sporting about; in the flower gardens, the gardeners
sang sweet strains, and throwing water high and low, saturated
the different beds with it; in some places wheels and leather
buckets were brought into play, and on the quays there were
crowds of women carrying water on their heads: the beauty of
whom cannot be described; to be appreciated, it must have been
seen.  O great king! Narud