Sunday, January 5, 2014

SRI SRI RADHA-KRiSNA-GANODDESA-DIPIKA15





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The crowns may be made with seven points and they may also have gold ketaki flowers or various flower buds among their colorful and beautiful ingredients. These crowns enchant the mind of Lord Hari.
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The flower crowns known as puspapara are the best of all and they are more pleasing than even the best jeweled crowns (ratnapara). Lalita-devi learned how to make these puspapara crowns from Srimati Radharani.
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These puspapara crowns are made with flowers and flower buds of five different colors arranged in five points.s This crown is especially used to decorate Srimati Radharani.
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Balapasya
A garland of flower buds and similar ingredients closely strung together and placed on the hair is called balapasya.
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Earrings
Skilled craftsmen say there are five kinds of earrings. They are known by the names tadanka, kundala, puspi, karnika and karna-vestana.
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Tadanka
A hollow gold post worn in the ear is called a tadanka. This kind of earring is of two varieties. In the first variety the petal of golden ketaki flower is attached to this earring. In the second kind the petal of some other colorful flower is attached.
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Kundala
When an earring is fashioned from flowers in order to resemble a certain object, the earring is called kundala. There are many different kinds of kundala earrings. The flowers may be arranged to resemble a peacock, shark, lotus, half-moon or many other things.
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Puspi
The puspi earrings is fashioned from four different kinds of flowers placed in a circle with a large gunja berry in the middle.
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Karnika
The karnika earring is fashioned from the whorl of a blue lotus surrounded by yellow flowers. In the middle are a bhrngika flower and pomegranate flower.
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Karna-vestana
When the flower earring is so large it completely covers the ear, the earring is known as karna-vetsana.


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