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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.7.11

निर्दशे च स आगत्य यजस्वेत्याह सोऽब्रवीत् । दन्ता: पशोर्यज्जायेरन्नथ मेध्यो भवेदिति ॥ ११ ॥
nirdaśe ca sa āgatya
[nirdashe cha sa aagatya]
yajasvety āha so ’bravīt
[yajasvety aaha so ’braveet]
dantāḥ paśor yaj jāyerann
[dantaah pashor yaj jaayerann]
atha medhyo bhaved iti
[atha medhyo bhaved iti]
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.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nirdaśe ca sa āgatya
nirdaśe
after ten days
ca
also
saḥ
he, Varuṇa
āgatya
coming there
yajasvety āha so ’bravīt
yajasva
now sacrifice
iti
thus
dantāḥ paśor yaj jāyerann
āha
said
saḥ
he, Hariścandra
abravīt
replied
dantāḥ
the teeth
paśoḥ
of the animal
yat
when
jāyeran
have appeared
atha medhyo bhaved iti
atha
then
medhyaḥ
fit for being sacrificed
bhavet
will become
iti
thus.
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.”
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
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."
Another condition, another delay — now Varuṇa is told to wait for teeth to grow. Each new requirement looks logical in isolation; only stepping back reveals the unmistakable pattern of avoidance.
Reflection Questions
  • What sequence of 'reasonable conditions' am I quietly stacking against a promise I made?
  • Where would I be helped by an outsider's view of my own delaying tactics?
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