dyauś chatraṁ jagataḥ pateḥ
dyauś chatraṁ jagataḥ pateḥ
Mother earth gave him a deerskin, and the devatā of the moon, who is the king of the forest, gave him a staff. His mother, Aditi, gave him cloth for underwear, and Svarga offered the lord of the universe an umbrella.
|| 8.18.16 ||
kamaṇḍaluṁ veda-garbhaḥ
kuśān saptarṣayo daduḥ
akṣa-mālāṁ mahārāja
sarasvaty avyayātmanaḥ
O King! Brahmā offered a water pot to the inexhaustible Lord, the seven sages offered him kuśa grass, and Sarasvatī gave him a string of beads.
|| 8.18.17 ||
tasmā ity upanītāya
yakṣa-rāṭ pātrikām adāt
bhikṣāṁ bhagavatī sākṣād
umādād ambikā satī
When Vāmanadeva had thus been given the sacred thread, Kuvera, King of the Yakṣas, gave him a pot for begging alms, and chaste mother Umā, the wife of Lord Śiva, gave him alms.
Pātrikām means a bowl for begging.
|| 8.18.18 ||
sa brahma-varcasenaivaṁ
sabhāṁ sambhāvito vaṭuḥ
brahmarṣi-gaṇa-sañjuṣṭām
atyarocata māriṣaḥ
Recognized by his spiritual effulgence as a brahmacārī, the best of brahmacārīs surpassed the assembly of great sages and made it look glorious.
He was honored by his spiritual effulgence. This means everyone recognized him as a brahmacārī. Atiyarocata means he surpassed the assembly of sages and made it glorious.
|| 8.18.19 ||
samiddham āhitaṁ vahniṁ
kṛtvā parisamūhanam
paristīrya samabhyarcya
samidbhir ajuhod dvijaḥ
After Vāmanadeva set a sacrificial fire, heaped the ingredients, and performed worship, he performed a sacrifice by offering wood.
|| 8.18.20 ||
śrutvāśvamedhair yajamānam ūrjitaṁ
baliṁ bhṛgūṇām upakalpitais tataḥ
jagāma tatrākhila-sāra-sambhṛto
bhāreṇa gāṁ sannamayan pade pade
When the Lord heard that strong Bali Mahārāja was sponsoring horse sacrifices performed by brāhmaṇas of the Bhṛgu dynasty, the Supreme Lord, who is full in every respect, proceeded there, depressing the earth with his weighty qualities at every step.
Bhṛgūṇām upakalpitaiḥ means “performed by the followers of Bhṛgu.” Akhila-sāra-sambhṛtaḥ means the Lord was full of qualities like discrimination, patience and learning. He made the earth bow down by the weight of his power and mercy.
|| 8.18.21 ||
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