TEXT 13
tam vatum vamanam drstva
modamana maharsayah
karmani karayam asuh
puraskrtya prajapatim
SYNONYMS
tamHim; vatumthe brahmacari; vamanamdwarf; drstvaseeing; modamanahin a happy mood; maha-rsayahthe great saintly persons; karmaniritualistic ceremonies; karayam asuhperformed; puraskrtyakeeping in front; prajapatimKasyapa 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 jata-karma, is first performed, and then other ceremonies are also gradually performed. But when this vamana-rupa appeared in the form of a vatu, or brahmacari, His sacred thread ceremony was also performed immediately.

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