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Chapter 7: The Descendants of King Māndhātā

Verse 10 of 24
SB 9.7.10

जातः सुतो ह्यनेनांग मां यजस्वेति सो ऽब्रवीत् यदा पशुर्निर्दशः स्यादथ मेध्यो भवेदिति

jātaḥ suto hy anenāṅga māṁ yajasveti so 'bravīt yadā paśur nirdaśaḥ syād atha medhyo bhaved iti

Synonyms

jātaḥ—has been born; sutaḥ—a son; hi—indeed; anena—by this son; aṅga—O Hariścandra; mām—unto me; yajasva—offer sacrifice; iti—thus; saḥ—he, Varuṇa; abravīt—said; yadā—when; paśuḥ—an animal; nirdaśaḥ—has passed ten days; syāt—should become; atha—then; medhyaḥ—suitable for offering in sacrifice; bhavet—becomes; iti—thus (Hariścandra said)..

Translation

Thereafter, when the child was born, Varuṇa approached Hariścandra and said, "Now you have a son. With this son you can offer me a sacrifice." In answer to this, Hariścandra said, "After ten days have passed since an animal's birth, the animal becomes fit to be sacrificed."

Verse 10 of 24