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S6
The Eleventh Anga
[ I. Lect. 7o.
sanda and having done so went to where a pond' was and having done so brought many flowers, garments, scents, garlands and ornaments on the bank of the pond, and having done so she plunged into the pond and took her bath in it and enjoying in the water she completed her bath, put on 'Kautaka' marks (marks on the cheek, forehead etc. to ward off' evil), auspicious things like curds and rice-grains and performed expiatory rites, kept her clothes wet after bath (doing which at the time of worship is considered specially sanctifying ) and came out of the pond, and took those flowers etc., and having done so, she went to where the abode of the demigod Umbaradatta was and at his sight (i.e. of course, at the sight of the idol of the deity) bowed down to him and having done so she touched him with a bunch of wool, wiped him off with it, sprinkled him with a stream of water and then wiped off his body by a scented, soft and delicate piece of cloth and having don: So she dressed him with white garments and decorated him with excellent (lit. costly) flowers, garments, garlands, scents, ointments and waved (lit. burnt) the incense before him and spoke to him thus: “Oh, you beloved of the gods ! if I shall give birth to a son or. a. daughter” (here the rest to be supplied as above, down to ) begged his favour and having done so she returned into that very direction from which she came.
Now that physician. Dhannantarî, having
