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Chapter 18: Lord Vāmanadeva, the Dwarf Incarnation

Verse 13 of 30
SB 8.18.13

तं वटुं वामनं दृष्ट्वा मोदमाना महर्षयः कर्माणि कारयामासुः पुरस्कृत्य प्रजापतिम्

taṁ vaṭuṁ vāmanaṁ dṛṣṭvā modamānā maharṣayaḥ karmāṇi kārayām āsuḥ puraskṛtya prajāpatim

Synonyms

tamHim; vaṭumthe brahmacārī; vāmanamdwarf; dṛṣṭvāseeing; modamānāḥin a happy mood; mahā-ṛṣayaḥthe great saintly persons; karmāṇiritualistic ceremonies; kārayām āsuḥperformed; puraskṛtyakeeping in front; prajāpatimKaśyapa Muni, the Prajāpati..

Translation

When the great sages saw the Lord as the brahmacārī-dwarf Vāmana, they were certainly very pleased. Thus they placed before them Kaśyapa Muni, the Prajāpati, and performed all the ritualistic ceremonies, such as the birthday ceremony.

Purport

According to Vedic civilization, when a child is born in the family of a brāhmaṇa, the birthday ceremony, known as jāta-karma, is first performed, and then other ceremonies are also gradually performed. But when this vāmana-rūpa appeared in the form of a vaṭu, or brahmacārī, His sacred thread ceremony was also performed immediately.

Verse 13 of 30
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