Text 49] The Pastimes of Lord Ramacandra 93
TEXT 48
war Presa Raq FoTS: aA TE: |
HHUA TATA AGATA: ec
Jata nirmucya vidhivat
kula-vrddhaih samam guruh
abhyasificad yathaivendram
catuh-sindhu-jaladibhih
Jatah—the matted locks of hair on the head; nirmucya—shaving
clean; vidhi-vat—according to regulative principles; kula-vrddhaih—
the elderly persons in the family; samam—with; guruh—the family
priest or spiritual master, Vasistha; abhyasificat—performed the
abhiseka ceremony of Lord Ramacandra; yatha—as; eva—like; indram
—unto King Indra; catuh-sindhu-jala—with the water of the four
oceans; Gdibhih—and with other paraphernalia for bathing.
TRANSLATION
The family priest or spiritual master, Vasistha, had Lord
Ramacandra cleanly shaved, freeing Him from His matted locks of
hair. Then, with the cooperation of the elderly members of the
family, he performed the bathing ceremony [abhiseka] for Lord
Ramacandra with the water of the four seas and with other sub-
stances, just as it was performed for King Indra.
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Gq PACA: YUM: AersxA: |
aage: aTaiftatafeatan Fi 128
evam krta-sirah-sndnah
suvasah sragvy-alankrtah
svalankrtaih suvasobhir
bhratrbhir bharyaya babhau
evam—thus; krta-sirah-sndnah—having completely bathed, washing
the head; su-vdsah—being nicely dressed; sragvi-alarnkrtah—being
