26 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 4

TEXT 58

CUrt-aaan Sse Acre TS |
aia Brats, Stal sare mts FG ev i

bhoga-sdmagri dila sandesadi yata
nana upahara, tahd kahite pari kata

SYNONYMS

bhoga-samagri—ingredients for eatables to be offered; aila—brought in; san-
desa-ddi—sweetmeats; yata—all kinds of; ndnd—various; upahdra—presenta-
tions; taha—that; kahite—to say; pari—l am able; kata—how much.

TRANSLATION

Various foods and sweetmeats, as well as other kinds of presentations, were
brought there. | am unable to describe all these.

TEXT 59

BAT ALM, Bor, Se AV GLAS |
BATA TAY CHA BLSTAS |i ed 1

tulasi adi, puspa, vastra dila aneka
dpane madhava-puri kaila abhiseka

SYNONYMS
tulasi—tulasi leaves; adi—and others; puspa—flowers; vastra—garments;
dila—arrived; aneka—in great quantity; dpane—personally; madhava-puri—Sri
Madhavendra Puri; kaila—executed; abhiseka—the bathing of the Deity at the
beginning of the installation ceremony.

TRANSLATION

The villagers brought a large quantity of tulasi leaves, flowers, and various
kinds of garments. Then Sri Madhavendra Puri personally began the abhiseka
[bathing ceremony].

PURPORT

In the Hari-bhakti-vilasa (6th Vilasa, 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, om
