SB 9.7.13 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

पशोर्निपतिता दन्ता यजस्वेत्याह सोऽब्रवीत् । यदा पशो: पुनर्दन्ता जायन्तेऽथ पशु: शुचि: ॥ १३ ॥

Verse text

paśor nipatitā dantā yajasvety āha so ’bravīt yadā paśoḥ punar dantā jāyante ’tha paśuḥ śuciḥ

Synonyms

paśoḥ — of the animal ; nipatitāḥ — have fallen out ; dantāḥ — the teeth ; yajasva — now sacrifice him ; iti — thus ; āha — said (Varuṇa) ; saḥ — he, Hariścandra ; abravīt — replied ; yadā — when ; paśoḥ — of the animal ; punaḥ — again ; dantāḥ — the teeth ; jāyante — grow ; atha — then ; paśuḥ — the animal ; śuciḥ — is purified for being sacrificed .

Translation

When the teeth had fallen out, Varuṇa returned and said to Hariścandra, “Now the animal’s teeth have fallen out, and you can perform the sacrifice.” But Hariścandra replied, “When the animal’s teeth grow in again, then he will be pure enough to be sacrificed.”

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

When the teeth had fallen out, Varuṇa returned and said to Hariścandra, "Perform the sacrifice." But Hariścandra replied, "When the animal's teeth grow in again, then he will be pure enough to be sacrificed."