prabhura abhiá¹£eka tabe karila Å›rÄ«vÄsa
khÄá¹­e vasi' prabhu kailÄ aiÅ›varya prakÄÅ›a

 prabhura - of the Lord; abhiá¹£eka - worship; tabe - after that; karila - did; Å›rÄ«vÄsa - ÅšrÄ«vÄsa; khÄá¹­e - on the cot; vasi' - sitting; prabhu - Lord ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu; kailÄ - did; aiÅ›varya - opulence; prakÄÅ›a - manifestation.


Text

ÅšrÄ«vÄsa ṬhÄkura then worshiped Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu by the process of abhiá¹£eka. Sitting on a cot, the Lord exhibited transcendental opulence.

Purport

Abhiá¹£eka is a special function for the installation of the Deity. In this ceremony the Deity is bathed with milk and water and then worshiped and given a change of dress. This abhiá¹£eka function was especially observed at the house of ÅšrÄ«vÄsa. All the devotees, according to their means, worshiped the Lord with all kinds of paraphernalia, and the Lord gave benedictions to each devotee according to his desire.