Text 19] Lord Vāmanadeva, the Dwarf Incarnation
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mother Bhagavatī, the wife of Lord Śiva and most chaste mother of the entire universe, gave Him His first alms.
TEXT 18
स ब्रह्मचर्चसेनैवं सभां संभावितो वटुः । 
    ब्रह्मर्षिगणसञ्जुष्टामत्यरोचत मारिषः ॥१८॥
sa brahma-varcasenaivam 
    sabhām sambhāvito vaṭuḥ 
    brahmarṣi-gaṇa-sañjuṣṭām 
    atyarocata māriṣaḥ
saḥ —He (Vāmanadeva);  brahma-varcasena —by His Brahman effulgence;  evam —in this way;  sabhām —the assembly;  sambhāvitaḥ —having been welcomed by everyone;  vaṭuḥ —the  brahmacārī ;  brahma-rṣi-gaṇa-sañjuṣṭām —filled with great  brāhmaṇa  sages;  ati-arocata —surpassing, appeared beautiful;  māriṣaḥ —the best of the  brahmacārīs .
TRANSLATION
Having thus been welcomed by everyone, Lord Vāmanadeva, the best of the  brahmacārīs , exhibited His Brahman effulgence. Thus He surpassed in beauty that entire assembly, which was filled with great saintly  brāhmaṇa s.
TEXT 19
समिद्धमाहितं वह्निं कृत्वा परिसमूहनम् । 
    परिस्तीर्य समभ्यर्च्य समिद्धिरजुहोद् द्विजः ॥१९॥
samiddham āhitam vahnim 
    kṛtvā parisamūhanam 
    paristīrya samabhyarcya 
    samidbhir ajuhod dvijaḥ
samiddham —blazing;  āhitam —being situated;  vahnim —the fire;  kṛtvā —after making;  parisamūhanam —properly;  paristīrya —surpassing;  samabhyarcya —after offering worship;  samidbhiḥ —with