punaḥ taila diya kaila śrī-aṅga cikkaṇa
Å›aá¹…kha-gandhodake kaila snÄna samÄdhÄna

 punaḥ - again; taila diyÄ - with oil; kaila - made; Å›rÄ«-aá¹…ga - the body of the Deity; cikkaṇa - shiny; Å›aá¹…kha-gandha-udake - in water scented with flowers and sandalwood pulp and kept within a conchshell; kaila - did; snÄna - bath; samÄdhÄna - execution.


Text

After the mahÄ-snÄna was finished, the Deity was again massaged with scented oil and His body made glossy. Then the last bathing ceremony was performed with scented water kept within a conchshell.

Purport

In his commentary on this occasion, ÅšrÄ«la BhaktisiddhÄnta SarasvatÄ« ṬhÄkura quotes from the Hari-bhakti-vilÄsa. Barley powder, wheat powder, vermilion powder, urad dhal powder and another powder preparation called ÄvÄá¹­Ä (made by mixing banana powder and ground rice) are applied to the Deity’s body with a brush made from the hair at the end of a cow’s tail. This produces a nice finish. The oil smeared over the body of the Deity should be scented. To perform the mahÄ-snÄna, at least two and a half mÄnas (about twenty-four gallons) of water are needed to pour over the body of the Deity.