yajasvety āha so 'bravīt
yajasvety āha so 'bravīt
dantāḥ paśor yaj jāyerann
atha medhyo bhaved iti
After ten days, Varuṇa came again and said to Hariścandra, "Now you can perform the sacrifice." Hariścandra replied, "When an animal grows teeth, then it becomes pure enough to be sacrificed."
|| 9.7.12 ||
dantā jātā yajasveti
sa pratyāhātha so 'bravīt
yadā patanty asya dantā
atha medhyo bhaved iti
When the teeth grew, Varuṇa came and said to Hariścandra, "Now the animal has grown teeth .Perform the sacrifice." Hariścandra replied, "When all its teeth have fallen out, then it will be fit for sacrifice."
|| 9.7.13 ||
paśor nipatitā dantā
yajasvety āha so 'bravīt
yadā paśoḥ punar dantā
jāyante 'tha paśuḥ śuciḥ
When the teeth had fallen out, Varuṇa returned and said to Hariścandra, "Perform the sacrifice." But Hariścandra replied, "When the animal's teeth grow in again, then he will be pure enough to be sacrificed."
|| 9.7.14 ||
punar jātā yajasveti
sa pratyāhātha so 'bravīt
sānnāhiko yadā rājan
rājanyo 'tha paśuḥ śuciḥ
When the teeth grew in again, Varuṇa came and said to Hariścandra, "Now perform the sacrifice." But Hariścandra then said, "O King, when the kṣatriya animal is fit for wearing armor, then he will be purified."
O king! O Varuṇa! When the kṣatriya animal is fit for wearing armor, it is pure.
|| 9.7.15 ||
iti putrānurāgeṇa
sneha-yantrita-cetasā
kālaṁ vañcayatā taṁ tam
ukto devas tam aikṣata
Because of affection for his son, with mind controlled by that affection, he asked Varuṇa to delay the time. Varuṇa waited for the time to come.
He, cheating time, begged Varuṇa. Varuṇa waited for the time.
|| 9.7.16 ||
rohitas tad abhijñāya
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