# SB 8.15.14
> आकाशगङ्गया देव्या वृतां परिखभूतया
> प्राकारेणाग्निवर्णेन साट्टालेनोन्नतेन च ॥१४॥
## Text
> ākāśa-gaṅgayā devyā
> vṛtāṁ parikha-bhūtayā
> prākāreṇāgni-varṇena
> sāṭṭālenonnatena ca
## Synonyms
*ākāśa-gaṅgayā*—by Ganges water known as Ākāśa-gaṅgā; *devyā*—the always-worshipable goddess; *vṛtām*—surrounded; *parikha-bhūtayā*—as a trench; *prākāreṇa*—by ramparts; *agni-varṇena*—resembling fire; *sa-aṭṭālena*—with places for fighting; *unnatena*—very high; *ca*—and.
## Translation
**The city was surrounded by trenches full of Ganges water, known as Ākāśa-gaṅgā, and by a high wall, which was the color of fire. Upon this wall were parapets for fighting.**