Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 65: Daśaratha’s Wives Lament About his Departure
Text 2.65.8
हरिचन्दनसंपृक्तमुदकं काञ्चनैर्घटैः।
आनिन्युः स्नानशिक्षाज्ञा यथाकालं यथाविधि॥
haricandana-sampṛktam udakaṁ kāñcanair ghaṭaiḥ
āninyuḥ snāna-śikṣājñā yathā-kālaṁ yathā-vidhi
haricandana-sampṛktam = mixed with haricandana sandal; udakam = water; kāñcanaiḥ = in golden; ghaṭaiḥ = pots; āninyuḥ = and they brought; snāna-śikṣājñāḥ = they knew how to bathe him; yathā-kālam yathā-vidhi = according to proper procedure and time.
They knew how to bathe him according to proper procedure and time, and they brought water mixed with haricandana sandal in golden pots.