SB 9.7.10

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Ninth Canto, Chapter 7: The Descendants of King Māndhātā

SB 9.7.9

SB 9.7.11

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 10

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."