Text 16] Lord Vamanadeva, the Dwarf Incarnation 39

thread; mekhalam—the belt of straw; kasSyapah—Kasyapa Muni;
adadat —offered.

TRANSLATION

At the sacred thread ceremony of Vamanadeva, the sun-god per-
sonally uttered the Gayatri mantra, Brhaspati offered the sacred
thread, and Kasyapa Muni offered a straw belt.

TEXT 15

aat contd afieod att areata |
BAH AT ASA HTT: TAs WU

dadau krsnajinam bhiimir
dandam somo vanaspatih

kaupinadcchadanam mata
dyaus chatram jagatah pateh

dadau —gave, offered; krsna-ajinam—the skin of a deer; bhimih—
mother earth; dandam—a brahmacari’s rod; somah—the moon-god;
vanah-patih—the king of the forest; kaupina—the underwear;
acchddanam—covering the body; mata—His mother, Aditi; dyauh—
the heavenly kingdom; chatram—an umbrella; jagatah—of the whole
universe; pateh—of 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-danda [the
rod of a brahmacari]. His mother, Aditi, gave Eim cloth for under-
wear, and the deity presiding over the heavenly kingdom offered

Him an umbrella.

TEXT 16

mareg Aami: guage Zz! |
HAA AAI AtTaeeq KAA: 11241!
