Devanagari
हृष्टो राजा कुमारस्य स्नात: शुचिरलङ्कृत: ।
वाचयित्वाशिषो विप्रै: कारयामास जातकम् ॥ ३३ ॥
Verse 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 learned brāhmaṇas
;
kārayām āsa
—
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.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Joyful Citraketu, after bathing and by decorating himself with ornaments, engaged brāhmaṇas in offering benedictions to the child and performing the birth ceremony.