Text 33]
King Citraketu's Lamentation
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atha kāla upāvṛtte kumāraḥ samajāyata janayan śūrasenānām śṛṇvatām paramām mudam
atha—thereafter; kāle upāvṛtte—in due course of time; kumāraḥ—the son; samajāyata—took birth; janayan—creating; śūrasenānām—of the inhabitants of Śūrasena; śṛṇvatām—hearing; paramām—the highest; mudam—delight.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter, in due course of time, a son was born to the King. Hearing news of this, all the inhabitants of the state of Śūrasena were extremely pleased.
TEXT 33
हृष्टो राजा कुमारस्य स्नातः शुचिरलंकृतः । वाचयित्वाशिषो विप्रैः कारयामास जातकम् ॥३३॥
hṛṣṭo rājā kumārasya snātaḥ śucir alaṅkṛtaḥ vācayitvāśiṣo vipraiḥ kārayām āsa jātakam
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.