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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.7.10

जात: सुतो ह्यनेनाङ्ग मां यजस्वेति सोऽब्रवीत् । यदा पशुर्निर्दश: स्यादथ मेध्यो भवेदिति ॥ १० ॥
jātaḥ suto hy anenāṅga
[jaatah suto hy anenaanga]
māṁ yajasveti so ’bravīt
[maam yajasveti so ’braveet]
yadā paśur nirdaśaḥ syād
[yadaa pashur nirdashah syaad]
atha medhyo bhaved iti
[atha medhyo bhaved iti]
Word-for-word
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).
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
jātaḥ suto hy anenāṅga
jātaḥ
has been born
sutaḥ
a son
hi
indeed
anena
by this son
aṅga
O Hariścandra
māṁ yajasveti so ’bravīt
mām
unto me
yajasva
offer sacrifice
iti
thus
yadā paśur nirdaśaḥ syād
saḥ
he, Varuṇa
abravīt
said
yadā
when
paśuḥ
an animal
nirdaśaḥ
has passed ten days
syāt
should become
atha medhyo bhaved iti
atha
then
medhyaḥ
suitable for offering in sacrifice
bhavet
becomes
iti
thus (Hariścandra said).
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.”
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Thereafter, Varuṇa said, “A son has been born. 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." Varuṇa spoke. Out of affection for his son, Hariścandra then spoke in order to cheat Varuṇa. “After ten days an animal becomes pure.”
Personal Guidance
When Varuṇa comes to collect, Hariścandra immediately invents a delay. The human heart finds endlessly creative pretexts to postpone the payment of what we promised God.
Reflection Questions
  • What spiritual commitment am I postponing with a perfectly reasonable-sounding excuse?
  • What 'ten days' have stretched into ten years in my own delays before the Lord?
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