Note 272 — Chapter CVI · DANTAVAKRAS SPEECH.
Manmatha Nath Dutt translation
The literal meaning of the word is bathing or sprinkling. It is often used for initiation, royal unction &c. sprinkling with the water of the Ganges, or water in which various articles have been immersed being an essential part of the rite. Here it means a religious ceremony which includes the presentation of a variety of articles, fruits, jems &c. along with water or fluid substance for the bathing of the deities to whom worship is offered.