SB 9.7.8
Devanāgarī
सोऽनपत्यो विषण्णात्मा नारदस्योपदेशत: । वरुणं शरणं यात: पुत्रो मे जायतां प्रभो ॥ ८ ॥
Text
so ’napatyo viṣaṇṇātmā nāradasyopadeśataḥ varuṇaṁ śaraṇaṁ yātaḥ putro me jāyatāṁ prabho
Synonyms
saḥ—that Hariścandra;anapatyaḥ—being without a son;viṣaṇṇa-ātmā—therefore very morose;nāradasya—of Nārada;upadeśataḥ—by the advice;varuṇam—unto Varuṇa;śaraṇamyātaḥ—took shelter;putraḥ—a son;me—of me;jāyatām—let there be born;prabho—O my lord.
Translation
Hariścandra had no son and was therefore extremely morose. Once, therefore, following the advice of Nārada, he took shelter of Varuṇa and said to him, “My lord, I have no son. Would you kindly give me one?”