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Canto V — The Golden City of Alaka
Canto V — The Golden City of Alaka
Canto V
Uttaramegha — The Arrival at Alaka

Canto V — The Golden City of Alaka

पञ्चमः सर्गः

The cloud climbs the last shoulder of Mount Kailasa and sees, at last, the city of Kubera — domed in gold, hung with wishing-trees and jewelled lamps, peopled by yakshas and their lovers, a city built as if to resemble the cloud himself.
Invoking the sacred fire...