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as a very auspicious presentation. Also, turmeric mixed with oil and vermilion
makes an auspicious ointment that is smeared over the body of a newly born baby
or a person who is going to marry. These are all auspicious activities in family
affairs. We see that five hundred years ago at the birth of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu
all these ceremonies were performed rigidiy, but at present such ritualistic per-
formances hardly ever take place, Generally a pregnant mother is sent to the hospital,
and as soon as her child is born he is washed with an antiseptic, and this concludes
everything.
TEXT 111
RIS- AGF-Srhi, witerfersl eri,
are Sra ‘arey Steath |
BISICHa Bisel Arai, «= sty Brats Mai,
carace atere-fercarais y s55 0
advaita-dcdrya-bharyéa, jogot-pujitd arya,
noma tanra ‘sité thakurdni’
acaryera ajfid pdfid, gela upahara laa,
dekhite balaka-siromani
SYNONYMS
advaita-dcdrya-bharya—the wife of Advaita Acarya; jagat-pajita—worshiped by
the whole world; @rya—the most advanced cultured lady; ndma—name; tonra—her;
sitéd théRuréni—mother Sita; dcaryera djhd pafid—taking the order of Advaita Acarya;
gela—went; upahdra—presentation; /afid—taking; dekhite—to see; bdlaka—the child;
Siromani—topmost.
TRANSLATION
One day shortly after Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu was born, Advaita Acarya’s
wife Sitadevi, who is worshipable by the whole world, taking permission of her
husband, went to see that topmost child with all kinds of gifts and presentations.
PURPORT
It appears that Advaita Acarya had two different houses, one at Santipura and
one at Navadvipa. When Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu was born, Advaita Acarya was
residing not at His Navadvipa house but at His Santipura house. Therefore, as
formeriy explained, ‘‘nijalaya,” from Advaita’s old paternal house in Santipura,
Sita came to Navadvipa to present gifts to the newly born child, Caitanya
Mahaprabhu.
TEXT 112
22a afe-aBim, aToQEotem,
Racea TIT, See |
