TEXT 44
tathaiva harinaih krodaih
svavid-gavaya-kunjaraih
gopucchair haribhir markair
nakulair nabhibhir vrtam
SYNONYMS
tatha evalikewise; harinaihby deer; krodaihby boars; svavitporcupines; gavayaa wild animal closely resembling the cow; kunjaraihby elephants; gopucchaihby baboons; haribhihby lions; markaihby monkeys; nakulaihby mongooses; nabhibhihby musk deer; vrtamsurrounded.
TRANSLATION
Its shores abounded with deer, boars, porcupines, gavayas, elephants, baboons, lions, monkeys, mongooses and musk deer.
PURPORT
Musk deer are not found in every forest, but only in places like Bindu-sarovara. They are always intoxicated by the aroma of musk secreted from their navels. Gavayas, the species of cow mentioned herein, bear a bunch of hair at the end of their tails. This bunch of hair is used in temple worship to fan the Deities. Gavayas are sometimes called camaris, and they are considered very sacred. In India there are still gypsies or forest mercantile people who flourish by trading kasturi, or musk, and the bunches of hair from the camaris. These are always in great demand for the higher classes of Hindu population, and such business still goes on in large cities and villages in India.
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