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Chapter 14: King Citraketu's Lamentation

Verse 33 of 60
SB 6.14.33

हृष्टो राजा कुमारस्य स्नातः शुचिरलंकृतः वाचयित्वाशिषो विप्रैः कारयामास जातकम्

hṛṣṭo rājā kumārasya snātaḥ śucir alaṅkṛtaḥ vācayitvāśiṣo vipraiḥ kārayām āsa jātakam

Synonyms

hṛṣṭaḥ—very happy; rājā—the King; kumārasya—of his newly born son; snātaḥ—having bathed; śuciḥ—being purified; alaṅkṛtaḥ—being decorated with ornaments; vācayitvā—having caused to be spoken; āśiṣaḥ—words of benediction; vipraiḥ—by learned brāhmaṇas; kārayām āsa—caused to be performed; jātakam—the birth ceremony..

Translation

King Citraketu was especially pleased. After purifying himself by bathing and by decorating himself with ornaments, he engaged learned brāhmaṇas in offering benedictions to the child and performing the birth ceremony.

Verse 33 of 60