# SB 8.18.14 ## Text > tasyopanīyamānasya > sāvitrīṁ savitābravīt > bṛhaspatir brahma-sūtraṁ > mekhalāṁ kaśyapo 'dadāt ## Synonyms *tasya*—of Lord Vāmanadeva; *upanīyamānasya*—at the time of His being offered the sacred thread ceremony; *sāvitrīm*—the Gāyatrī *mantra*; *savitā*—the sun-god; *abravīt*—chanted; *bṛhaspatiḥ*—Bṛhaspati, the *guru* of the demigods; *brahma*-*sūtram*—the sacred thread; *mekhalām*—the belt of straw; *kaśyapaḥ*—Kaśyapa Muni; *adadāt*—offered. ## Translation **At the sacred thread ceremony of Vāmanadeva, the sun-god personally uttered the Gāyatrī mantra, Bṛhaspati offered the sacred thread, and Kaśyapa Muni offered a straw belt.**