Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.53.11
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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su - snātām
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properly bathed
Compound: su (well) + snātām (bathed). Pre-marriage abhiṣeka echoes deity-abhiṣeka. Gauḍīyas note that Rukmiṇī is being prepared as Lakṣmī herself — every bath is arcana even if the priest does not know it.
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kautuka - maṅgalām
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the auspicious marriage necklace
Compound: kautuka (festive, the wedding-thread) + maṅgalām (auspicious). The wedding necklace is tied on before the bridegroom arrives — a Gauḍīya emblem of dāsya: the servant wears the master's mark before being claimed.
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āhata - aṁśuka
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unused garments
Compound: āhata (unstruck, fresh) + aṁśuka (cloth). The cloth has never been worn. Gauḍīyas read this as the suddha-bhakti pattern: the offering must be fresh, never previously claimed by another.
According to Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī, only spotless clothing fresh off the loom should be worn during auspicious ceremonies.
The verb cakruh they did, can taken as the verb of the last line of the previous verse as well as the verb of the present verse. Thus the brahmanas had her put on fresh cloth, and they chanted mantras for her protection.
Her teeth were whitened, taking away the betel nut stains, revealing natural whiteness. Āhata means cloth which has been freshly taken from the loom since that is auspicious. Another version has ahata with the same meaning. This sentence can also have its verb in the next sentence (cakruḥ).
A flame is washed, oiled and crowned, but it does not yet know which lamp will hold it. Rukmiṇī is dressed for one wedding and married in another — the bride's preparations are not wasted; they are simply for the Bridegroom her heart has already chosen.
My note
Source: vedabase.io