SB 10.20.11

Devanāgarī

हरिता हरिभि: शष्पैरिन्द्रगोपैश्च लोहिता । उच्छिलीन्ध्रकृतच्छाया नृणां श्रीरिव भूरभूत् ॥ ११ ॥

Text

haritā haribhiḥ śaṣpair indragopaiś ca lohitā ucchilīndhra-kṛta-cchāyā nṛṇāṁ śrīr iva bhūr abhūt

Synonyms

haritāḥ—greenish;haribhiḥ—which is green;śaṣpaiḥ—because of the newly grown grass;indragopaiḥ—because of theindragopainsects;ca—and;lohitā—reddish;ucchilīndhra—by the mushrooms;kṛta—afforded;chāyā—shelter;nṛṇām—of men;śrīḥ—the opulence;iva—just as;bhūḥ—the earth;abhūt—became.

Translation

The newly grown grass made the earth emerald green, the indragopa insects added a reddish hue, and white mushrooms added further color and circles of shade. Thus the earth appeared like a person who has suddenly become rich.

Purport