Verse Text
sevā, yathā –
drutaṁ kuru pariṣkṛtaṁ bakula pīta-paṭṭāṁśukaṁ
varair agurubhir jalaṁ racaya vāsitaṁ vārida |
rasāla parikalpayoragalatādalair vīṭikāḥ
parāga-paṭalī gavāṁ diśam arundha paurandarīm ||44||
Translation
Their service: O Bakula! Please quickly wash the yellow cloth. O Vārida! Please scent the water with this excellent aguru. O Rasāla! Please prepare the betel nut with leaves. See, the eastern horizon is already covered with dust raised by the cows!
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
Their specific duties can be understood from a statement by Mother Yaśodā, who said, “Bakula, please cleanse the yellowish dress of Kṛṣṇa. Vārika, you just perfume the bathing water with aguru scent. And Rasāla, you just prepare the betel nuts. You can all see that Kṛṣṇa is approaching. There is dust overhead, and the cows can be seen very distinctly.”