In plain words
For this, on this festival the gangireddu men deck out their bulls finely and take them from house to house with music. At the crossroads they stand the cow and have it act out plays of many kinds. The sisters of the house take their little brothers along,
‘Come, little brother, there is the gangireddu dāsa!’
and point him out. What is the gangireddu dāsa like?
“A silver disc, a waist-cord, an armlet, a golden ring in his nose, the sacred marks on his face, the gangireddu at his side, a goad in his hand, he calls out his name.”
To make a cow or a bull perform, they have given it some training. With a pointed stick called a mulikōla they have trained it well. Not only that: they also have it play games full of inner meanings there.
“The wedding that gives Sītamma to Śrī Rāma: that festive sight let us see, give our gifts and come home; come along!”
they said. Who is Śrī Rāma? Who is Sītā? Śrī Rāma is the Paramātma. Sītā is Prakṛti. Because she is the child of this Prakṛti, they named her “Sītā, Bhūjātā”. Sankrānti is the festival that makes these two one. ‘Let us give our gifts and come home; come along.’ What are the gifts we give them? Our feelings of Prema are the gift. Divine resolves are the gift. ‘Let us give such things, see that union and come back; come along’: this is a call. Sankrānti has given the family this as an ideal experience.