Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.14.33
हृष्टो राजा कुमारस्य स्नात: शुचिरलङ्कृत: ।
वाचयित्वाशिषो विप्रै: कारयामास जातकम् ॥ ३३ ॥
hṛṣṭo rājā kumārasya
[hrishto raajaa kumaarasya]
snātaḥ śucir alaṅkṛtaḥ
[snaatah shuchir alankritah]
vācayitvāśiṣo vipraiḥ
[vaachayitvaashisho vipraih]
kārayām āsa jātakam
[kaarayaam aasa jaatakam]
Word-for-word
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 learned brāhmaṇas
kārayām āsa
—
caused to be performed
jātakam
—
the birth ceremony.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
hṛṣṭo rājā kumārasya
hṛṣṭaḥ
very happy
rājā
the King
kumārasya
of his newly born son
snātaḥ śucir alaṅkṛtaḥ
snātaḥ
having bathed
śuciḥ
being purified
alaṅkṛtaḥ
being decorated with ornaments
vācayitvāśiṣo vipraiḥ
vācayitvā
having caused to be spoken
āśiṣaḥ
words of benediction
vipraiḥ
by learned brāhmaṇas
kārayām āsa jātakam
kārayām āsa
caused to be performed
jātakam
the birth ceremony.
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.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Joyful Citraketu, after bathing and by decorating himself with ornaments, engaged brāhmaṇas in offering benedictions to the child and performing the birth ceremony.
Personal Guidance
Citraketu bathed, decorated himself, and engaged brāhmaṇas to bless the child and perform birth ceremonies. Right ritual frames the gift.
Reflection Questions
- Have I ritualized the major births and beginnings in my life?
- What unblessed beginning could still be ritualized retroactively?
My note
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