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With garlands, sandal, and betelnut, ghee, honey, and curds consecrate the drum at evening-tide. Hearing the lord's word, in loving manner she made accordingly various offerings with fragrant perfumes: all cried 'Hari, Hari! thus they consecrate the drum; Parameshwar Das floats in enjoyment." Of the remainder of the adhibas I give merely a paraphrase ommiting the numerous repetitions.
The twenty-third begins the adhibas or consecration, and is curious less for its language than for the description it gives of the ceremonies practised. It is by the old masters Parameshwar and Brindaban, with the concluding portion by a younger master Bansi. The poem is in four parts and takes the form of a story how Chaitanya held his feast. It runs thus: Atha sankirtanasya adhibasa.
The Padakalpataru, to keep up the metaphor of its name throughout, is divided into 4 sakhas or 'branches, and each of these into 8 or 10 pallabas or smaller branches, 'boughs. It should be explained that the kirtans are celebrated with considerable ceremony. There is first a consecration both of the performers and instruments with flowers, incense, and sweetmeats. This is called the adhibas.
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