Haihaya Arjuna’s Reception and Halt at Night - Verse 16

Vasiṣṭha said: There were many beautiful lakes, tanks and vast excellent expanses of waters rendered fragrant by means of the pollen powder of Kalhāra (a variety of white lotus) and other lotuses, lilies white and red and lilies that bloom by night. They were resonant with the various cackling, crowing and chirping sounds of the ruddy geese, swans, ospreys, cranes, storks and water ducks.