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amangala dura kari’ karaila snana

bahu taila diya kaila sri-anga cikkana

SYNONYMS

amangala—all inauspiciousness; dura kari’-driving away; karaila—caused; snana—bathing; bahu—a great quantity; taila—oil; diya—applying; kaila—made; sri-anga—the body; cikkana—glossy.

After all inauspicious things were driven away by the chanting of the mantra, the Deity’s bathing ceremony started.

First the Deity was massaged with a large quantity of oil, so that His body became very glossy.