156 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Adi-lila, Ch. 14
TEXT 48
3y faeg-acw ata Siar leis |
SHUT CUR GE! Hawi Afacs nae 0
Rabhu $igu-sange snana karila gangate
Ranyagana aila tahan devata piijite
SYNONYMS
kabhu—sometimes; sisu-sarnge—along with other children; sndna—bathing; karila—
did; gargate—in the Ganges; Ranyd-gana—the girls; d/i@—came there; téhdn—on the
bank of the Ganges; devatd—demigods; pajite—to worship.
TRANSLATION
Sometimes the Lord, with other children, would go to take bath in the Ganges,
and the neighboring girls would also come there to worship various demigods.
PURPORT
According td the Vedic system, small girls ten or twelve years old would go to
the bank of the Ganges to take their bath and would especially worship Lord Siva
with prayers to get good husbands in the future. They especially wanted to get a
husband like Lord Siva because Lord Siva is very peaceful and at the same time
most powerful. Formerly, therefore, small girls in Hindu families would worship
Lord Siva, especially in the month of Vaisakha (April-May). To take a bath in the
Ganges is a great pleasure for everyone, not only for aduits but for children also.
TEXT 49
striata fa’ oe sface aifaten |
SHits-ACVGT NB Sfsral Veni bso tl
ganga-snana kari’ piijd karite lagila
kanydagana-madhye prabhu asiyd basilé
SYNONYMS
ganga-sndna—bath in the Ganges; kari’—having taken; pi#jg—worship; karite—to
do; /agifa— began; kanyd-gana—the girls; madhye—in the midst of; prabhu— the Lord;
dsiy@—coming there; basifa—sat down.
TRANSLATION
When the girls, after bathing in the Ganges, engaged in worshiping the different
demigods, the young Lord would come there and sit down among them.
