Madhya-līlā

Chapter 4: Śrī Mādhavendra Puri's Devotional Service

Verse 59 of 212
Cc Madhya 4.59

তুলসী আদি, পুষ্প, বস্ত্র আইল অনেক আপনে মাধবপুরী কৈল অভিষেক

तुलसी आदि, पुष्प, वस्त्र आइल अनेक आपने माधवपुरी कैल अभिषेक

tulasī ādi, puṣpa, vastra āila aneka āpane mādhava-purī kaila abhiṣeka

Synonyms

tulasītulasī leaves; ādiand others; puṣpaflowers; vastragarments; āilaarrived; anekain great quantity; āpanepersonally; mādhava-purīŚrī Mādhavendra Purī; kailaexecuted; abhiṣekathe bathing of the Deity at the beginning of the installation ceremony..

Translation

The villagers brought a large quantity of tulasī leaves, flowers, and various kinds of garments. Then Śrī Mādhavendra Purī personally began the abhiṣeka [bathing ceremony].

Purport

In the Hari-bhakti-vilāsa (6th Vilāsa, verse 30) it is stated that the Deity should be bathed in water mixed with yogurt and milk, accompanied by the sounds of conchshells, bells and other instruments and the chanting of the mantra, oṁ bhagavate vāsudevāya namaḥ, as well as the chanting of the Brahma-saṁhitā verses beginning cintāmaṇi-prakara-sadmasu kalpa-vṛkṣa-lakṣāvṛteṣu surabhīr abhipālayantam.

Verse 59 of 212
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