Text 16]
The Churning of the Milk Ocean
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TRANSLATION
The ocean, which is the source of all valuable jewels, supplied the upper and lower portions of a yellow silken garment. The predominating deity of the water, Varuṇa, presented flower garlands surrounded by six-legged bumblebees, drunken with honey.
PURPORT
When bathing the Deity in the  abhiṣeka  ceremony with various liquids, such as milk, honey, yogurt, ghee, cow dung and cow urine, it is customary to supply yellow garments. In this way the  abhiṣeka  ceremony for the goddess of fortune was performed according to the regular Vedic principles.
TEXT 16
भूषणानि विचित्राणि विश्वकर्मा प्रजापतिः । हारं सरस्वती पद्ममजो नागाश्च कुण्डले ॥१६॥
bhūṣaṇāni vicitrāṇi viśvakarmā prajāpatiḥ hāram sarasvatī padmam ajo nāgāś ca kuṇḍale
bhūṣaṇāni —varieties of ornaments;  vicitrāṇi —all very nicely decorated;  viśvakarmā prajāpatiḥ —Viśvakarmā, one of the  prajāpatis , the sons of Lord Brahmā who generate progeny;  hāram —garland or necklace;  sarasvatī —the goddess of education;  padmam —a lotus flower;  ajaḥ —Lord Brahmā;  nāgāḥ ca —the inhabitants of Nāgaloka;  kuṇḍale —two earrings.
TRANSLATION
Viśvakarmā, one of the  prajāpatis , supplied varieties of decorated ornaments. The goddess of learning, Sarasvatī, supplied a necklace, Lord Brahmā supplied a lotus flower, and the inhabitants of Nāgaloka supplied earrings.