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 aonfird qfagog ata aaeafar |
widrareargd AIM atest ATA: TAS 24
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
ansy Femi: Farag 7g: |
AIA AAT ALATA? 112 §
