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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.15.15
rukma-paṭṭa-kapāṭaiś ca
dvāraiḥ sphaṭika-gopuraiḥ
juṣṭāḿ vibhakta-prapathāḿ
viśvakarma-vinirmitām
SYNONYMS
rukma-paṭṭa — possessing plates made of gold; kapāṭaiḥ — the doors of which; ca — and; dvāraiḥ — with entrances; sphaṭika-gopuraiḥ — with gates made of excellent marble; juṣṭām — linked; vibhakta-prapathām — with many different public roads; viśvakarma-vinirmitām — constructed by Viśvakarmā, the heavenly architect.
TRANSLATION
The doors were made of solid gold plates, and the gates were of excellent marble. These were linked by various public roads. The entire city had been constructed by Viśvakarmā.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness