amaá¹…galÄ dÅ«ra kari' karÄila snÄna
bahu taila diyÄ kaila Å›rÄ«-aá¹…ga cikkaṇa

 amaá¹…galÄ - all inauspiciousness; dÅ«ra kari' - driving away; karÄila - caused; snÄna - bathing; bahu - a great quantity; taila - oil; diyÄ - applying; kaila - made; Å›rÄ«-aá¹…ga - the body; cikkaṇa - glossy.


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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.

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