SB 9.7.14 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.7.14

पुनर्जाता यजस्वेति स प्रत्याहाथ सोऽब्रवीत् । सान्नाहिको यदा राजन् राजन्योऽथ पशु: शुचि: ॥ १४ ॥

punar jātā yajasveti

[punar jaataa yajasveti]

sa pratyāhātha so ’bravīt

[sa pratyaahaatha so ’braveet]

sānnāhiko yadā rājan

[saannaahiko yadaa raajan]

rājanyo ’tha paśuḥ śuciḥ

[raajanyo ’tha pashuh shuchih]

Word-for-word

punaḥ — again jātāḥ — have grown yajasva — now you offer the sacrifice iti — thus saḥ — he, Varuṇa pratyāha — replied atha — thereafter saḥ — he, Hariścandra abravīt — said sānnāhikaḥ — able to equip himself with a shield yadā — when rājan — O King Varuṇa rājanyaḥ — the kṣatriya atha — then paśuḥ — the sacrificial animal śuciḥ — becomes purified.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

punar jātā yajasveti

punaḥ

again

jātāḥ

have grown

yajasva

now you offer the sacrifice

sa pratyāhātha so ’bravīt

iti

thus

sānnāhiko yadā rājan

saḥ

he, Varuṇa

pratyāha

replied

atha

thereafter

saḥ

he, Hariścandra

abravīt

said

sānnāhikaḥ

able to equip himself with a shield

yadā

when

rājan

O King Varuṇa

rājanyo ’tha paśuḥ śuciḥ

rājanyaḥ

the kṣatriya

atha

then

paśuḥ

the sacrificial animal

śuciḥ

becomes purified.

When the teeth grew in again, Varuṇa came and said to Hariścandra, “Now you can perform the sacrifice.” But Hariścandra then said, “O King, when the sacrificial animal becomes a kṣatriya and is able to shield himself to fight with the enemy, then he will be purified.”

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

When the teeth grew in again, Varuṇa came and said to Hariścandra, "Now perform the sacrifice." But Hariścandra then said, "O King, when the kṣatriya animal is fit for wearing armor, then he will be purified." O king! O Varuṇa! When the kṣatriya animal is fit for wearing armor, it is pure.

Personal Guidance

By now the sacrificial victim must somehow grow into a warrior. Hariścandra's love for his son has reduced his integrity to absurdity, even before such a wise demigod as Varuṇa.

Reflection Questions

What absurdity am I currently maintaining because I cannot bear a particular loss?
Which loving attachment of mine is putting my integrity under serious strain?

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