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."

SB 9.7.9 - SB 9.7.11