SB 8.18.14
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 14
tasyopanīyamānasya
sāvitrīṁ savitābravīt
bṛhaspatir brahma-sūtraṁ
mekhalāṁ kaśyapo 'dadāt
SYNONYMS
tasya—of Lord Vāmanadeva; upanīyamānasya—at the time of His being offered the sacred thread ceremony; sāvitrīm—the Gāyatrī mantra; savitā—the sun-god; abravīt—chanted; bṛhaspatiḥ—Bṛhaspati, the guru of the demigods; brahma-sūtram—the sacred thread; mekhalām—the belt of straw; kaśyapaḥ—Kaśyapa Muni; adadāt—offered.
TRANSLATION
At the sacred thread ceremony of Vāmanadeva, the sun-god personally uttered the Gāyatrī mantra, Bṛhaspati offered the sacred thread, and Kaśyapa Muni offered a straw belt.