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taṁ vaṭuṁ vāmanaṁ dṛṣṭvā
modamānā maharṣayaḥ
karmāṇi kārayām āsuḥ
puraskṛtya prajāpatim
Synonyms
tam—Him; vaṭum—the brahmacārī; vāmanam—dwarf; dṛṣṭvā—seeing; modamanah—in a happy mood; maha-rsayah—the great saintly persons; karmani—ritualistic ceremonies; kārayām asuh—performed; puraskṛtya—keeping in front; prajāpatim—Kaśyapa Muni, the Prajāpati. ¶
Translation
When the great sages saw the Lord as the brahmacārī-dwarf Vāmana, they were certainly very pleased. Thus they placed before them Kaśyapa Muni, the Prajāpati, 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 brāhmaṇa, the birthday ceremony, known as jāta-karma, is first performed, and then other ceremonies are also gradually performed. But when this vāmana-rūpa appeared in the form of a vaṭu, or brahmacārī, His sacred thread ceremony was also performed immediately. ¶