ददौ कृष्णाजिनं भूमिर्दण्डं सोमो वनस्पति: । कौपीनाच्छादनं माता द्यौश्छत्रं जगत: पते: ॥ १५ ॥
dadau krsnajinam bhumir dandam somo vanaspatih kaupinacchadanam mata dyaus chatram jagatah pateh
- dadau
- gave, offered
- krsna-ajinam
- the skin of a deer
- bhumih
- mother earth
- dandam
- a brahmacari’s rod
- somah
- the moon-god
- vanah-patih
- the king of the forest
- kaupina
- the underwear
- acchadanam
- covering the body
- mata
- His mother, Aditi
- dyauh
- the heavenly kingdom
- chatram
- an umbrella
- jagatah
- of the whole universe
- pateh
- of the master.
Mother earth gave Him a deerskin, and the demigod of the moon, who is the king of the forest, gave Him a brahma-danda (the rod of a brahmacari). His mother, Aditi, gave Him cloth for underwear, and the deity presiding over the heavenly kingdom offered Him an umbrella.