Radha’s Daily Bath

Mahanidhi Swami

To bathe, dress and decorate their Swamini Sri Radha in preparation for Her daily meeting with Her Pranakantha Syama, the sakhis and manjaris perform following services mentioned in Govinda-lilamrta:

1. Sit Radha on bathing asana with inlaid gems.
2. Remove ornaments, jewelry and dress.
3. Offer thin white bathing dress.
4. Brush teeth
5. Clean tongue
6. Mouthwash
7. Body massage (oil & pastes)
8. Hair oiling
9. Towel dry body
10. Towel dry hair
11. Offer dressing asana
12. Offer covering garments
13. Dry hair with aguru smoke
14. Comb hair
15. Braiding hair
16. Fixing hair decorations
17. Petticoat tie on
18. Blue dress (lehenga)
19. Waistbells (kinkini)
20. Anoint body with powders
21. Tilaka on forehead (kama-yantra)
22. Paint creeper designs (forehead to cheeks)
23. Hair part sindur
24. Paint breasts (with Cupid’s insignias)
25. Bodice
26. Earrings
27. Chin dot
28. Nosepearl
29. Eye mascara (kajala)
30. Neck choker
31. Necklaces and locket
32. Armlet (nava ratna)
33. Bangles
34. Hand ornament (engraved with “Radha”.
35. Ankle bells
36. Toe rings
37. Toy lotus (lila-kamala)
38. Mirror (full length)

Japa Walk Through While chanting japa, close your eyes and think you are in Varshana in your spiritual body as Srimati Radharani’s personal maidservant. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare…

It’s 6:30 a.m. and you have already collected all the items above. Now you are eagerly waiting for Srimati to rise from bed and enter Her bathing room. Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare…

Sri Radha nitya seva ki jai! Manjari svarupa bhajana ki jai!

Jaya Jaya Sri Radhe!