Go to Vaniquotes | Go to Vanipedia | Go to Vanimedia


Vanisource - the complete essence of Vedic knowledge


CC Madhya 4.62 (1975)

Revision as of 22:37, 12 March 2019 by Vanibot (talk | contribs) (Vanibot #0027: CCMirror - Mirror CC's 1996 edition to form a basis for 1975)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

TEXT 62

punaḥ taila diya kaila śrī-aṅga cikkaṇa
śaṅkha-gandhodake kaila snāna samādhāna


SYNONYMS

punaḥ—again; taila diyā—with oil; kaila—made; śrī-aṅga—the body of the Deity; cikkaṇa—shiny; śaṅkha-gandha-udake—in water scented with flowers and sandalwood pulp and kept within a conchshell; kaila—did; snāna—bath; samādhāna—execution.


TRANSLATION

After the mahā-snāna was finished, the Deity was again massaged with scented oil and His body made glossy. Then the last bathing ceremony was performed with scented water kept within a conchshell.


PURPORT

In his commentary on this occasion, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura quotes from the Hari-bhakti-vilāsa. Barley powder, wheat powder, vermilion powder, urad dhal powder and another powder preparation called āvāṭā (made by mixing banana powder and ground rice) are applied to the Deity’s body with a brush made from the hair at the end of a cow’s tail. This produces a nice finish. The oil smeared over the body of the Deity should be scented. To perform the mahā-snāna, at least two and a half mānas (about twenty-four gallons) of water are needed to pour over the body of the Deity.