CC daily 18 – M 61-67 – Abhisheka is an intimate service to the Lord

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4th chapter 61st verse Panchagavya Panchamrita Snanakaraya Mahasnanakarailashatghatadiya Panchagavya Panchamrita So using the five products of the cow five gifts of the cow and the five nectars Panchagavya and Panchamrita Snanakaraya The Lord was bathing Mahasnanakaraila Then the great Abhishek was performed Shataghatadiya Shataghata refers to 100 pots of water was used Mahasnan was done with water as well as with ghee Now here the installation of Gopal D.T under the supervision of and personal loving service of Madhavendra Puri is being described So D.T was oiled and massaged and then the oil was removed by bathing and now further bathing is going on During Abhishek some of the most precious and auspicious of items in the Vedic culture are offered to the Lord and there are various ways of offering to him One way is through Abhishek So the Abhishek is done using various items So here it is Panchagavya and Panchamrita So Panchagavya Gai is cow Panchagavya refers to the five gifts that come from a cow So they are milk, yogurt, ghee cow urine and cow dung So these are the five gifts of a cow and these are all used for bathing the Lord The cow is dear to Krishna and the cow is considered holy and auspicious and the gifts that the cow gives they are also considered auspicious and we know that cow dung and cow urine have cleaning, cleansing and healing properties apart from that they are considered not just cleansing and healing physically but also they are considered purifying and they are used not to purify the Lord but to offer the but in the spirit of offering to him the best that we have and the gifts of the cow are considered to be the best among the resources that we have which we can offer to the Lord because they are as it is dear to the Lord and Panchamrita are yogurt, milk, ghee honey and sugar So Panchamrita the five kinds of nectar and these are also offered to the Lord and in this way now with these items the bathing is performed it's considered auspicious and after that then lots of water is used hundred pots are used and then the bathing is performed with water this is called a Mahasnaan so the Abhishek is one intimate way in which a personal relationship with the Lord is expressed normally we bathe ourselves mothers also love their children they bathe their children so when we bathe the Lord that is a very intimate opportunity that we have for serving him and because he is a supreme being we offer the best of objects to bathe him in so the mood of the Abhishek is not just to bathe in terms of cleaning but to use bathing as a means of offering the best of what we have in the service of the Lord and then again after that once again oil was applied and after the oil was applied then the result of the application of the oil was that the body of the Lord became Chikkan Chikkan means became shiny and then and then Shankha Gandhodake so with water that was put in the Shankha Udaka is water Shankha is conch and Gandha is fragrance so water that was made fragrant using flowers sandalwood pulp and which was put in a conch shell so normally when water is poured you don't just pour it from a glass the object that is used for pouring liquid on the deity is a conch shell so not only is the thing that is offered to be auspicious but even the means by which it is offered is also auspicious and thus by pouring fragrant water that will mark the conclusion of the Abhishek so Kailasnana Samadhan in this way the Samadhan means conclusion, the bathing was completed Shri Anga Marjan Kari Vastra Parayila Chandan Tulsi Pushpamala Angedila Shri Anga Marjan Kari done once the bath is completed what do we do in our daily lives after bath is completed we dry our body and through that drying also we are cleaning the body because then whatever water was there and whatever unclean content might be there in that water that also goes away now actually the deity is all auspicious but the mood in all this is that we get to serve the deity in a very personal way so Shri Anga Marjan Kari so cleansing of the form of the lord was done Vastra Parayila and then this is after finishing the bath and drying the body then we wear clothes so Vastra Parayila so he offered clothes to the lord Chandan Tulsi Pushpamala Angedila and after that Chandan was applied, Tulsi was offered to the lord, Pushpamala a flower garland all these were given to the lord so in this way a very personal service is being offered to the lord and further Dhupa Deepa Kari Nana Bhoga Lagaila Dadhi Dukda Sandesha Diyata Chikichuvaila so Dhupa Deepa Kari so incense and lamp are offered so now the aarti is being performed Nana Bhoga Lagaila so on one side the aarti is being performed and we know the standard is that while the aarti is being performed the bhoga is offered otherwise the bhoga is being offered aarti is also performed, both offerings go together Dadhi Dukda Sandesha so Dadhi Dukda so curd, milk sandesh, all these different items were offered and now they were all brought there, so people had already brought lots of things but as the abhishek was being performed people brought more items and offered so that they could be offered to the lord Dadhi Dukda Sandesha Diyata Chikichuvaila and in this way the abhishek was going on majestically Suvasita Jalanava Patre Samarpila Achamana Diyase Tambula Nivedila Suvasita Jala Navapatre Samarpila Suvasita Jala is fragrant water, scented water, Navapatre new Nava is here new pots, so in new pots the fragrant water was offered and then the previous one it was said that there was food item which was offered, so after the aarti is done the food is offered, the lord takes the food normally we take water with it, now after the water is drunk then Achamana Diya and Achamana is done so Achamana is done for washing the hands washing the legs, Tambula Nivedila Tambula is paan mixed with a variety of spices, so the idea is that often traditional Indian cuisine that is considered to be the conclusion of the meal that's what was offered over here Gramera Yatek Tandul Dali Godhu Machurna Chakal Aniyadila Parvathaila Purna and all this is going to be a part of the celebration for the installation of the deity so Gramera Yatek Tandul so then as Yatek as much as was there in the village Tandul is rice Dali is dal and Godhu Godhu Machurna Godhu Machurna refers to wheat flour for making Chapati so as much as was there, it was all brought Chakal Aniyadila all of it was brought there and Parvathaila Purna to such an extent that it all became a mountain so here the profuse devotion of the people's heart is expressed through that profuse offerings that they are making and the way the traditional aarti is recommended for the worship of the lord the aarti is being performed here in exactly the same way for the pleasure of the lord and the devotees.