Text-50-53
SB 10.50.50-53
drsyate yatra hi tvastram
vijñanam silpa-naipunam
rathya-catvara-vithibhir
yatha-vastu vinirmitam
sura-druma-latodyana-
vicitropavananvitam
hema-srngair divi-sprgbhih
sphatikattala-gopuraih
rajatarakutaih kosthair
hema-kumbhair alankrtaih
ratna-kutair grhair hemair
maha-marakata-sthalaih
vastospatinam ca grhair
vallabhibhis ca nirmitam
catur-varnya-janakirnam
yadu-deva-grhollasat
Translation:
In the construction of that city could be seen the full scientific knowledge and architectural skill of Visvakarma. There were wide avenues, commercial roads and courtyards laid out on ample plots of land; there were splendid parks, and also gardens stocked with trees and creepers from the heavenly planets. The gateway towers were topped with golden turrets touching the sky, and their upper levels were fashioned of crystal quartz. The gold-covered houses were adorned in front with golden pots and on top with jeweled roofs, and their floors were inlaid with precious emeralds. Beside the houses stood treasury buildings, warehouses, and stables for fine horses, all built of silver and brass. Each residence had a watchtower, and also a temple for its household deity. Filled with citizens of all four social orders, the city was especially beautified by the palaces of Sri Krsna, the Lord of the Yadus.
Purport:
Srila Sridhara Svami explains that the state highways (rathyah) were in front and the secondary roads (vithyah) behind, and between them were courtyards (catvarani). Within these courtyards were surrounding walls, and within the walls stood golden residences, atop which shone crystal watchtowers crowned with golden pots. Thus the buildings were multistoried. The word vastu indicates that the houses and buildings were constructed on ample plots of land, with plenty of room for green areas.