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SB 6.14.33

Devanāgarī

हृष्टो राजा कुमारस्य स्‍नात: शुचिरलङ्‌कृत: । वाचयित्वाशिषो विप्रै: कारयामास जातकम् ॥ ३३ ॥

Text

hṛṣṭo rājā kumārasya snātaḥ śucir alaṅkṛtaḥ vācayitvāśiṣo vipraiḥ kārayām āsa jātakam

Synonyms

hṛṣṭaḥ—very happy;rājā—the King;kumārasya—of his newly born son;snātaḥ—having bathed;śuciḥ—being purified;alaṅkṛtaḥ—being decorated with ornaments;vācayitvā—having caused to be spoken;āśiṣaḥ—words of benediction;vipraiḥ—by learnedbrāhmaṇas;kārayāmāsa—caused to be performed;jātakam—the birth ceremony.

Translation

King Citraketu was especially pleased. After purifying himself by bathing and by decorating himself with ornaments, he engaged learned brāhmaṇas in offering benedictions to the child and performing the birth ceremony.

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