# SB 9.7.10 > जातः सुतो ह्यनेनाङ्ग मां यजस्वेति सोऽब्रवीत > यदा पशुर्निर्दशः स्यादथ मेध्यो भवेदिति ॥१०॥ ## Text > jātaḥ suto hy anenāṅga > māṁ yajasveti so 'bravīt > yadā paśur nirdaśaḥ syād > atha medhyo bhaved iti ## Synonyms *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). ## Translation **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."**