28 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 4
PURPORT
The ingredients of pafica-gavya are milk, yogurt, ghee (clarified butter), cow
urine and cow dung. All these items come from the cow; therefore we can just
imagine how important the cow is, since its urine and stool are required for
bathing the Deity. The paficamrta consists of five kinds of nectar—yogurt, milk,
ghee, honey and sugar. The major portion of this preparation also comes from the
cow. To make it more palatable, sugar and honey are added.
TEXT 62
ofas Coat fen Co Saw few |
AU-TCHIATS CHT i ATUL HGR I
punah taila diya kaila sri-anga cikkana
sankha-gandhodake kaila sndna samadhana
SYNONYMS
punah—again; taila diyi—with oil; kaila—made; sri-anga—the body of the
Deity; cikkana—shiny; sarikha-gandha-udake—in water scented with flowers
and sandalwood pulp and kept within a conchshell; kaila—did; snana—bath;
samadhana—execution.
TRANSLATION
After the maha-snana was finished, the Deity was again massaged with
scented oil and His body made glossy. Then the last bathing ceremony was
performed with scented water kept within a conchshell.
PURPORT
In his commentary on this occasion, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura
quotes from the Hari-bhakti-vilasa. Barley powder, wheat powder, vermillion
powder, urad dahl powder and another powder preparation called avata (made by
mixing banana powder and ground rice) are applied to the Deity’s body with a
brush made from the hair at the end of a cow's tail. This produces a nice finish.
The oil smeared over the body of the Deity should be scented. To perform the
maha-snana, at least two and a half mounds (about twenty-four gallons) of water
are needed to pour over the body of the Deity.
TEXT 63
Qua sista aie am tee |
DHA, BHA, Yom-aAeT ACH HM vo i
