Dugdhabhiseka

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>From Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu:

 

niculita-giridhatu-sphita-patravalika

nikhila-surabhi-renun ksalayadbhir yasoda |

kuca-kalasa-vimuktaih sneha-madhvika-madhyai

stava-navam abhisekam dugdha-puraih karoti ||

 

"My dear Krsna, when You are engaged in herding the animals, the

dust caused by the hooves of the calves and cows covers Your nice face and

artistic tilaka, and You appear very dusty. But when You return home, the

milk flowing out of the breasts of Your mother washes your face of its

dust covering, and You appear to be purified by this milk, just as when

the Deity is washed during the performance of the abhiseka ceremony."

 

MDd