CC Madhya 12.79

Madhya-līlā, Chapter 12, Text 79

আর দিনে প্রভাতে লঞা নিজগণ ।
শ্রীহস্তে সবার অঙ্গে লেপিয়া চন্দন ॥ ৭৯ ॥

āra dine prabhāte lañā nija-gaṇa
śrī-haste sabāra aṅge lepilā candana

Word by word

āra dine — on the next day; prabhāte — in the morning; lañā — taking; nija-gaṇa — His personal devotees; śrī-haste — by His own hand; sabāra aṅge — on everyone’s body; lepilā candana — smeared pulp of sandalwood.

Translation

The next day, early in the morning, the Lord took His personal associates with Him and, with His own hand, smeared sandalwood pulp on their bodies.