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| Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations | Chapter 8: The Churning of the Milk Ocean |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 8.8.15
SYNONYMS
samudrah -- the ocean; pita-kauseya -- yellow silk; vasasi -- both the upper and lower portions of a garment; samupaharat -- presented; varunah -- the predominating deity of the water; srajam -- garland; vaijayantim -- the most decorated and the biggest; madhuna -- with honey; matta -- drunken; shat-padam -- bumblebees, 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 abhisheka 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 abhisheka ceremony for the goddess of fortune was performed according to the regular Vedic principles.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness