# SB 8.18.13 ## Text > taṁ vaṭuṁ vāmanaṁ dṛṣṭvā > modamānā maharṣayaḥ > karmāṇi kārayām āsuḥ > puraskṛtya prajāpatim ## Synonyms *tam*—Him; *vaṭum*—the *brahmacārī*; *vāmanam*—dwarf; *dṛṣṭvā*—seeing; *modamānāḥ*—in a happy mood; *mahā*-*ṛṣayaḥ*—the great saintly persons; *karmāṇi*—ritualistic ceremonies; *kārayām* *āsuḥ*—performed; *puraskṛtya*—keeping in front; *prajāpatim*—Kaśyapa Muni, the Prajāpati. ## Translation **When the great sages saw the Lord as the brahmacārī-dwarf Vāmana, they were certainly very pleased. Thus they placed before them Kaśyapa Muni, the Prajāpati, and performed all the ritualistic ceremonies, such as the birthday ceremony.** ## Purport According to Vedic civilization, when a child is born in the family of a *brāhmaṇa,* the birthday ceremony, known as *jāta-karma,* is first performed, and then other ceremonies are also gradually performed. But when this *vāmana-rūpa* appeared in the form of a *vaṭu,* or *brahmacārī,* His sacred thread ceremony was also performed immediately.