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Chapter 18: Lord Vāmanadeva, the Dwarf Incarnation

Verse 14 of 30
SB 8.18.14

तस्योपनीयमानस्य सावित्रीं सविताब्रवीत् बृहस्पतिर्ब्रह्मसूत्रं मेखलां कश्यपो ऽददात्

tasyopanīyamānasya sāvitrīṁ savitābravīt bṛhaspatir brahma-sūtraṁ mekhalāṁ kaśyapo 'dadāt

Synonyms

tasya—of Lord Vāmanadeva; upanīyamānasya—at the time of His being offered the sacred thread ceremony; sāvitrīm—the Gāyatrī mantra; savitā—the sun-god; abravīt—chanted; bṛhaspatiḥ—Bṛhaspati, the guru of the demigods; brahma-sūtram—the sacred thread; mekhalām—the belt of straw; kaśyapaḥ—Kaśyapa Muni; adadāt—offered..

Translation

At the sacred thread ceremony of Vāmanadeva, the sun-god personally uttered the Gāyatrī mantra, Bṛhaspati offered the sacred thread, and Kaśyapa Muni offered a straw belt.

Verse 14 of 30