Verse Text
kusumādi-kṛtaṁ cedaṁ vanya-maṇḍanam īritam |
dhātu-kḷptaṁ tilakaṁ patra-bhaṅga-latādikam ||361||
Translation
When these decorations are made of flowers they are called sylvan ornaments. The drawings using curved lines painted on the forehead and body are made of minerals.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
Kṛṣṇa is sometimes called vana-mālī. Vana means “forest,” and mālī means “gardener,” so vana-mālī refers to one who extensively uses flowers and garlands on different parts of His body.