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TEXT 15
samudrah pita-kauseya-
vasasi samupaharat
varunah srajam vaijayantim
madhuna matta-satpadam
SYNONYMS
samudrahthe ocean; pita-kauseyayellow silk; vasasiboth the upper and lower portions of a garment; samupaharatpresented; varunahthe predominating deity of the water; srajamgarland; vaijayantimthe most decorated and the biggest; madhunawith honey; mattadrunken; sat-padambumblebees, which have six legs.
TRANSLATION
The ocean, which is the source of all valuable jewels, supplied the upper and lower portions of a yellow silken garment. The predominating deity of the water, Varuna, presented flower garlands surrounded by six-legged bumblebees, drunken with honey.
PURPORT
When bathing the Deity in the abhiseka ceremony with various liquids, such as milk, honey, yogurt, ghee, cow dung and cow urine, it is customary to supply yellow garments. In this way the abhiseka ceremony for the goddess of fortune was performed according to the regular Vedic principles.
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