Å›uni' Å›acÄ«-miÅ›rera mane Änanda bÄá¸ila
brÄhmaṇa-brÄhmaṇī Äni' mahotsava kaila
Å›uni' - hearing this; Å›acÄ« - of mother ÅšacÄ«; miÅ›rera - and of JagannÄtha MiÅ›ra; mane - within the minds; Änanda - pleasure; bÄá¸ila - increased; brÄhmaṇa - the brÄhmaṇas; brÄhmaṇī - and their wives; Äni' - inviting them; mahotsava - a festival; kaila - observed.
After hearing NÄ«lÄmbara Cakravartī’s prediction, ÅšacÄ«mÄtÄ and JagannÄtha MiÅ›ra observed the name-giving festival in great joy, inviting all the brÄhmaṇas and their wives.
It is the Vedic system to observe all kinds of festivals, including birthday festivals, marriage festivals, name-giving festivals and festivals marking the beginning of education, by especially inviting brÄhmaṇas. In every festival the brÄhmaṇas are to be fed first, and when the brÄhmaṇas are pleased they bless the festival by chanting Vedic mantras or the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahÄ-mantra.
