64-80 Preparations for Krishna’s Morning Bath and Tambula-seva
Verse
64-65
Next, Mother Yashoda calls a servant over and says, 'Hey Payoda! Yesterday
evening a large quantity of Yamuna water was brought and freshened with
kumkuma, aguru, camphor and sandal. Then it was poured into new clay pots,
covered by a soft cloth, and kept in the moonlight on the moonstone mandapa.
Please bring this Yamuna water and place it by the snana vedi.Rasa-tarangini
Tika:
Among Krishna's servants, Raktak and Patrak are the foremost. Some of the
other household servants are: Patri, Madhukantha, Madhuvrata, Rasala, Suvilasa,
Premakanda, Marandaka, Ananda, Chandrahasa, Payoda, Bakula, Rasada, Savada,
Jambula, Vilasala, Saranga and Varida.
Verse 66
Yashoda continues: "Hey Varida! Freshen the drinking water for my two boys,
Balaram and Krishna, by adding mallika, rose and lavanga flower petals with
camphor and the fragrant smoke of burning aguru crystals.
Verse 67
"Hey Subandha! The physician named Kalyanda gave me a specially seasoned
Narayan oil that is excellent for revitalizing the body. Please bring it from
my room for Rama Krishna's morning massage.
Verse 68
Sugandha and Karpuraka! Quickly prepare Krishna's cooling and invigorating
udvarttana. Then make fresh hair oil amalaki fruits."
Rasa-tarangini Tika: Sugandha and Karpuraka are nāpitātmaja, sons of a barber.
Verse 69
"Hey Sharanga! Quickly bring two white snana vastras and two yellow silken
garments that are newly washed, perfumed, and set with decorative folds.
Krishna will wear them after he has bathed."
Krishna's Vesha and Sringara
Verse 70
"Hey Bakula! Bring the clothes that Krishna will wear today: his copper-colored
ushnisha (turban), golden kanchuka (shirt), antariya (dhoti) that is bright as
the sun, and tunda-bandha (multicolored sash) that will be tied around his
waist. These four kinds of apparel are right for going to the pasture.
Verse 71
You can also collect all sorts of newly-embroidered cloth, both plain and
multi-colored, from the tailor named Rauchika. When Krishna wears them, he
appears like a natavara.
Verse 72
"Hey Suvasa, the perfumer! Prepare chatuhsama from chandan, aguru, kasturi and
kunkum. Then prepare other body powders. You can keep them in the canister that
is studded with pearls and other gems.
Verse 73
"Hey Talika! Please crush gorochana (a deep yellow pigment that comes from a
cow's navel) into powder for making Krishna's tilak. Oh Sucitra! Grind
different types of earth pigments from Govardhan, such as red, white and
yellow, for painting designs on Krishna's face.
Verse 74
"Pushpahasa! Sumanah! Makaranda! Don't delay in preparing Krishna's garlands
with nagakeshora, vasanti and svarna-yuthika flowers. Then dip them in scented
krishnaguru and camphor.
Verse 75
"Sairindhra! Malina! Makaranda! Bhringin! Yesterday evening the two goldsmiths
named Rangan and Tangan kindly delivered the finely crafted, jeweled ornaments
I was craving. So bring them from the treasury.
Verse 76
Because the Pushpa star is aligning with the sun, an amrita-yoga will soon take
place. Thus today is auspicious for decorating Rama and Krishna with new
ornaments."
Rasa-tarangini Tika: Amṛta-yoga is a favorable conjunction of the stars
transcendental planet. Just as the sun destroys the darkness, amrita yoga
destroys inauspicious influences. This is also the best time to travel.
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O child Shalika! You can decorate Krishna's crown with new peacock feathers.
Hey Malika! Collect red and white gunja beads from the forest and string them
into a mala."
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"Hey Jambula! Use the scissor to cut the waste portion from the sweetest golden
pan leaves; then clean and dry them with a cloth.""O child Suvilasa! Quickly use the clipper to cut the betel nuts that are
soaking in milk. Then flake them in a fine pattern (like dhatri leaves) and
sprinkle camphor over them."
"Hey Rasala! Hey Vishalakhya! Use a cloth to clean cardamon, catechu and cloves
; then roll them in a pan leaf."