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Śrimad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 9, Ch. 7]
kālam —time;  vañcayatā —cheating;  tam —unto him;  tam —that;  uktaḥ —said;  devaḥ —the demigod Varuṇa;  tam —unto him, Hariścandra;  aikṣata —waited for the fulfillment of his promise.
TRANSLATION
Hariścandra was certainly very much attached to his son. Because of this affection, he asked the demigod Varuṇa to wait. Thus Varuṇa waited and waited for the time to come.
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रोहितस्तदभिज्ञाय पितुः कर्म चिकीर्षितम् । प्राणप्रेसुर्धनुष्पाणिरप्यं प्रत्यपद्यत ॥१६॥
rohitas tad abhijñāya   pituḥ karma cikīrṣitam   prāṇa-prepsur dhanuṣ-pāṇir   araṇyaṁ pratyapadyata
rohitaḥ —the son of Hariścandra;  tat —this fact;  abhijñāya —having thoroughly understood;  pituḥ —of his father;  karma —action;  cikīrṣitam —which he was practically doing;  prāṇa-prepsuh —wishing to save his life;  dhanuḥ-pāṇiḥ —taking his bow and arrows;  araṇyam —to the forest;  pratyapadyata —left.
TRANSLATION
Rohita could understand that his father intended to offer him as the animal for sacrifice. Therefore, just to save himself from death, he equipped himself with bow and arrows and went to the forest.
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पितरं वरुणग्रस्तं श्रुत्वा जातमहोदरम् । रोहितो ग्राममेयाय तमिन्द्रः प्रत्यषेधत ॥१७॥
pitaraṁ varuṇa-grastaṁ   śrutvā jāta-mahodaram