Canto 9: LiberationChapter 7: The Descendants of King Mandhata

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.7.10

jatah suto hy anenanga

mam yajasveti so 'bravit

yada pasur nirdasah syad

atha medhyo bhaved iti

SYNONYMS

jatah -- has been born; sutah -- a son; hi -- indeed; anena -- by this son; anga -- O Hariscandra; mam -- unto me; yajasva -- offer sacrifice; iti -- thus; sah -- he, Varuna; abravit -- said; yada -- when; pasuh -- an animal; nirdasah -- has passed ten days; syat -- should become; atha -- then; medhyah -- suitable for offering in sacrifice; bhavet -- becomes; iti -- thus (Hariscandra said).

TRANSLATION

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

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