Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.23.32

śroṇyor adhyastayā kāñcyā

kāñcanyā bahu-ratnayā

hāreṇa ca mahārheṇa

rucakena ca bhūṣitam

SYNONYMS

śroṇyoḥ — on the hips; adhyastayā — worn; kāñcyā — with a girdle; kāñcanyā — made of gold; bahu-ratnayā — decorated with numerous jewels; hāreṇa — with a pearl necklace; ca — and; mahā-arheṇa — precious; rucakena — with auspicious substances; ca — and; bhūṣitam — adorned.

TRANSLATION

About her hips she wore a girdle of gold, set with numerous jewels, and she was further adorned with a precious pearl necklace and auspicious substances.

PURPORT

Auspicious substances include saffron, kuńkuma and sandalwood pulp. Before taking a bath there are other auspicious substances, such as turmeric mixed with mustard seed oil, which are smeared all over the body. All kinds of auspicious substances were used to bathe Devahūti from top to toe.

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