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#dl##dd#durvā, dhānya, gorocana, haridrā, kuṅkuma, candana,#/dd#
#dd#maṅgala-dravya pātra bhariyā#/dd#
#dd#vastra-gupta dolā caḍi' saṅge lañā dāsī ceḍī,#/dd#
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durvā—fresh grass; dhānya—rice paddy; gorocana—a yellow patch for the head of a cow; haridrā—turmeric; kuṅkuma—a kind of scent produced in Kashmir; candana—sandalwood; maṅgala-dravya—auspicious things; pātra bhariyā—filling up a dish; vastra-gupta—covered by cloth; dolā—palanquin; caḍi'-riding; saṅge—along with; lañā—taking; dāsī—maidservant; ceḍī—female attendants; vastra-alaṅkāra—ornaments and clothes; petāri—basket; bhariyā—filled up.
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Riding in a palanquin covered with cloth and accompanied by maidservants, Sītā Ṭhākurāṇī came to the house of Jagannātha Miśra, bringing with her many auspicious articles such as fresh grass, paddy, gorocana, turmeric, kuṅkuma and sandalwood. All these presentations filled a large basket.
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The words vastra-gupta dolā are very significant in this verse. Even fifty or sixty years ago in Calcutta, all respectable ladies would go to a neighboring place riding on a palanquin carried by four men. The palanquin was covered with soft cotton, and in that way there was no chance to see a respectable lady traveling in public. Ladies, especially those coming from respectable families, could not be seen by ordinary men. This system is still current in remote places. The Sanskrit word asūrya-paśyā indicates that a respectable lady could not be seen even by the sun. In the oriental culture this system was very much prevalent and was strictly observed by respectable ladies, both Hindu and Muslim. We have actual experience in our childhood that our mother would not go next door to her house to observe an invitation by walking; she would go in either a carriage or a palanquin carried by four men. This custom was also strictly followed five hundred years ago, and the wife of Advaita Ācārya, being a very respectable lady, observed the customary rules current in that social environment.
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#dl##dd#durvā, dhānya, gorocana, haridrā, kuṅkuma, candana,#/dd#
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#dd#vastra-gupta dolā caḍi’ saṅge lañā dāsī ceḍī,#/dd#
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#i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=durvā&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#durvā#/i# — #i#fresh grass; #/i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=dhānya&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#dhānya#i# — rice paddy; #/i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=gorocana&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#gorocana#i# — a yellow patch for the head of a cow; #/i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=haridrā&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#haridrā#i# — turmeric; #/i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kuṅkuma&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#kuṅkuma#i# — a kind of scent produced in Kashmir; #/i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=candana&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#candana#i# — sandalwood; #/i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=maṅgala&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#maṅgala-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=dravya&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#dravya#i# — auspicious things; #/i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=pātra&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#pātra #a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bhariyā&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#bhariyā#i# — filling up a dish; #/i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vastra&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#vastra-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=gupta&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#gupta#i# — covered by cloth; #/i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=dolā&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#dolā#i# — #/i#palanquin; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=caḍi’&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#caḍi’#/i# — riding; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=saṅge&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#saṅge#/i# — along with; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=lañā&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#lañā#/i# — taking; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=dāsī&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#dāsī#/i# — maidservant; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ceḍī&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#ceḍī#/i# — female attendants; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vastra&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#vastra-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=alaṅkāra&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#alaṅkāra#/i# — ornaments and clothes; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=peṭāri&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#peṭāri#/i# — basket; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bhariyā&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#bhariyā#/i# — filled up.
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Riding in a palanquin covered with cloth and accompanied by maidservants, Sītā Ṭhākurāṇī came to the house of Jagannātha Miśra, bringing with her many auspicious articles such as fresh grass, paddy, gorocana, turmeric, kuṅkuma and sandalwood. All these presentations filled a large basket.
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The words #i#vastra-gupta dolā#/i# are very significant in this verse. Even fifty or sixty years ago in Calcutta, all respectable ladies would go to a neighboring place riding on a palanquin carried by four men. The palanquin was covered with soft cotton, and in that way there was no chance of seeing a respectable lady traveling in public. Ladies, especially those coming from respectable families, could not be seen by ordinary men. This system is still current in remote places. The Sanskrit word #i#asūrya-paśyā#/i# indicates that a respectable lady could not be seen even by the sun. In the oriental culture this system was very prevalent and was strictly observed by respectable ladies, both Hindu and Muslim. We have actual experience in our childhood that our mother would not walk even next door to observe an invitation; rather, she would go in either a carriage or a palanquin carried by four men. This custom was also strictly followed five hundred years ago, and the wife of Advaita Ācārya, being a very respectable lady, observed the customary rules current in that social environment.
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