38 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 18

karmani karayam dsuh
puraskrtya prajapatim

tam—Him; vatum—the brahmacari; vamanam—dwarf; drstva—
seeing; modamdénaéh—in a happy mood; maha-rsayah—the great saintly
persons; karmdni—ritualistic ceremonies; kdrayém dsuh—performed;
puraskrtya—keeping in front; prajaépatim—Kasyapa Muni, the
Prajapati.

TRANSLATION

When the great sages saw the Lord as the brahmacari-dwarf
Vamana, they were certainly very pleased. Thus they placed before
them Kasyapa Muni, the Prajapati, 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
brahmana, the birthday ceremony, known as jdta-karma, is first per-
formed, and then other ceremonies are also gradually performed. But
when this vémana-ripa appeared in the form of a vatu, or brahmacari,
His sacred thread ceremony was also performed immediately.

TEXT 14

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tasyopaniyamanasya
sdvitrim savitabravit

brhaspatir brahma-siitram
mekhalam kasyapo ‘dadat

tasya—of Lord Vamanadeva; upaniyamdnasya—at the time of His
being offered the sacred thread ceremony; sdvitrim—the
Gayatri mantra; savita—the sun-god; abravit—chanted; brhaspatih—
Brhaspati, the guru of the demigods; brahma-sitram—the sacred
