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visit to Kailasha, observing Alaka along the journey. The text describes the city to be alluring due to it being filled with mansions and palaces, which were spangled with numerous varieties of jewels. The yakshas of the city are stated to have assumed various forms, which were decorated with
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marvellous ornaments. The city boasted groves, parks, and gardens, all of which were replete with various species of trees. Enormous lakes and tanks are stated to be present in the city. The river known as
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is described to have once attacked this city, slaying thousands of yakshas in vengeance for the death of his brother at the hands of a yaksha. He ceased when his grandfather,
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Alaka is sometimes referred to as the most splendid city in the world, under the rule of Kubera. The yakshas of the city are stated to guard it, wielding javelins and swords.
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bathe in it. Music is heard in the city, composed by the
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Sanskrit
romanized
Hinduism
Kubera
yakshas
Mahabharata
yaksha Kingdom
Amaravati
Indra
devas
Sanskrit
Meghadūta
Kalidasa
Kubera
yakshas
Kailasha
Lanka
Ravana
Bhagavata Purana
Dhruva
Manu
Brahmanda Purana
Parashurama's
Alakanandā
Ganges
apsaras
gandharvas
The Presence of Siva
Meghadūta

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