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At Lord Vamanadeva's sacred-thread ceremony, the sun-god personally uttered the Gayatri mantra, Brhaspati offered the sacred thread, and Kasyapa Muni offered a straw belt. Mother earth gave Him a deerskin, and the moon-god gave Him a brahma-danda, the rod of a brahmacari. His mother, Aditi, gave Him cloth for underwear, and the deity presiding over the sky offered Him an umbrella.
Lord Brahma offered Vamanadeva a waterpot, the seven sages offered Him kusa grass, and mother Sarasvati gave Him a string of Rudraksa beads. Kuvera then gave Him a pot for begging alms, and mother Bhagavati, Lord Siva's wife, gave Him His first alms.
Having thus been welcomed by everyone, Lord Vamanadeva, the best of the brahmacaris, exhibited His Brahman effulgence. Thus He surpassed in beauty that entire assembly, which was filled with great saintly brahmanas.
