SB 9.7.12

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Ninth Canto - Chapter 7: The Descendants of King Māndhātā

SB 9.7.11 - SB 9.7.13

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 12

dantā jātā yajasveti

sa pratyāhātha so 'bravīt

yadā patanty asya dantā

atha medhyo bhaved iti

SYNONYMS

dantāḥ—the teeth; jātāḥ—have grown; yajasva—now sacrifice; iti—thus; saḥ—he, Varuṇa; pratyāha—said; atha—thereupon; saḥ—he, Hariścandra; abravīt—replied; yadā—when; patanti—fall out; asya—his; dantāḥ—teeth; atha—then; medhyaḥ—fit for sacrifice; bhavet—will become; iti—thus.

TRANSLATION

When the teeth grew, Varuṇa came and said to Hariścandra, "Now the animal has grown teeth, and you can perform the sacrifice." Hariścandra replied, "When all its teeth have fallen out, then it will be fit for sacrifice."

SB 9.7.11 - SB 9.7.13