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Bhagavatapurana 5.9.15

Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5.9.15

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5.9.15

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atha paṇayas taṃ sva-vidhinābhiṣicyāhatena vāsasācchādya bhūṣaṇālepa-srak-tilakādibhir upaskṛtaṃ bhuktavantaṃ dhūpa-dīpa-mālya-lāja-kisalayāṅkura-phalopahāropetayā vaiśasa-saṃsthayā mahatā gīta-stuti-mṛdaṅga-paṇava-ghoṣeṇa ca puruṣa-paśuṃ bhadra-kālyāḥ purata upaveśayām āsuḥ //

15. Thereafter the robber priests gave him a bath according to their rule, clothed him with a new piece of cloth, decorated his person with ornaments pigments, wreaths of flowers, made him eat sumptuous meals, led him with music, praises, with drums, and panava sounding and, according to the custom observed at the sacrifice of a human being (or animal sacrifice), with the burning of frankincense, with lights (torches), garlands of flowers, fried rice, tender shoots and sprouts and the offering of fruits, they brought him before Bhadrakali.

S. Subba Rau 1928, The Srimad Bhagavatam

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