SB 9.7.11 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

निर्दशे च स आगत्य यजस्वेत्याह सोऽब्रवीत् । दन्ता: पशोर्यज्जायेरन्नथ मेध्यो भवेदिति ॥ ११ ॥

Verse text

nirdaśe ca sa āgatya yajasvety āha so ’bravīt dantāḥ paśor yaj jāyerann atha medhyo bhaved iti

Synonyms

nirdaśe — after ten days ; ca — also ; saḥ — he, Varuṇa ; āgatya — coming there ; yajasva — now sacrifice ; iti — thus ; āha — said ; saḥ — he, Hariścandra ; abravīt — replied ; dantāḥ — the teeth ; paśoḥ — of the animal ; yat — when ; jāyeran — have appeared ; atha — then ; medhyaḥ — fit for being sacrificed ; bhavet — will become ; iti — thus .

Translation

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.”

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

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."