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Chapter 18: Lord Vāmanadeva, the Dwarf Incarnation

Verse 15 of 30
SB 8.18.15

ददौ कृष्णाजिनं भूमिर्दण्डं सोमो वनस्पतिः कौपीनाच्छादनं माता द्यौश्छत्रं जगतः पतेः

dadau kṛṣṇājinaṁ bhūmir daṇḍaṁ somo vanaspatiḥ kaupīnācchādanaṁ mātā dyauś chatraṁ jagataḥ pateḥ

Synonyms

dadaugave, offered; kṛṣṇa-ajinamthe skin of a deer; bhūmiḥmother earth; daṇḍama brahmacārī's rod; somaḥthe moon-god; vanaḥ-patiḥthe king of the forest; kaupīnathe underwear; ācchādanamcovering the body; mātāHis mother, Aditi; dyauḥthe heavenly kingdom; chatraman umbrella; jagataḥof the whole universe; pateḥof the master..

Translation

Mother earth gave Him a deerskin, and the demigod of the moon, who is the king of the forest, gave Him a brahma-daṇḍa [the rod of a brahmacārī]. His mother, Aditi, gave Him cloth for underwear, and the deity presiding over the heavenly kingdom offered Him an umbrella.

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