SB 9.7.10
Devanāgarī
जात: सुतो ह्यनेनाङ्ग मां यजस्वेति सोऽब्रवीत् । यदा पशुर्निर्दश: स्यादथ मेध्यो भवेदिति ॥ १० ॥
Text
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.”