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RY OF CULTURE
 
JA
 
मंत्रालय
 
GOVERNMENT OF
 
KRISHNA AVATARA
 
नन्दस्त्वात्मज उत्पन्ने जाता हुलादो महामनाः ।
आहूय विप्रान्दैवज्ञान् जातक र्माऽऽत्मजस्य वै ।
कारयामास विधिवत् पितृदेवार्चनं तथा ॥
 
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The noble Nanda rejoiced when the son
was born (to him) and calling Brahmins
and diviners, had the natal sacrament
and the worship of the ancestors and gods
performed in the prescribed manner.
 
व्रजसम्मृष्टसंसिक्तद्वाराजिरगृहान्तरः ।
चित्रध्वजपताकास्रक्चैलपवतोरणैः ।
गावो वृषा वत्सतरा हरिद्रातैलरूषिताः ॥
 
The doorway, court and interior of the
houses in the Vraja were swept and.
sprinkled with water; the Vraja was
(decked with) multi-coloured flags and
festoons of garlands, bunting and
sprouts. The cows, bulls and calves were
smeared with turmeric and oil.
 
महाईवस्त्राभरणकञ्चुकोष्णीषभूषिताः ।
गोपास्समाययू [राजन्] नानोपायनपाणयः ॥