Ādi 14.48

TEXT 48

TEXT

কভু শিশু-সঙ্গে স্নান করিল গঙ্গাতে ।
কন্যাগণ আইলা তাহাঁ দেবতা পূজিতে ॥ ৪৮ ॥

kabhu sisu-saṅge snana karila gaṅgate

kanyagana aila tahaṅ devata pujite

SYNONYMS

kabhu-sometimes; sisu-saṅge-along with other children; snana-bathing; karila-did; gaṅgate-in the Ganges; kanya-gana-the girls; aila-came there; tahaṅ-on the bank of the Ganges; devata-demigods; pujite-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 to 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 adults but for children also.

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