228 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 7
kalam—time; varcayata—cheating; tam—unto him; tam—that;
uktah—said; devah—the demigod Varuna; tam—unto him,
Hariscandra; aiksata—waited for the fulfillment of his promise.
TRANSLATION
Hariscandra was certainly very much attached to his son. Be-
cause of this affection, he asked the demigod Varuna to wait. Thus
Varuna waited and waited for the time to come.
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rohitas tad abhijnaya
pituh karma cikirsitam
prana-prepsur dhanus-pdnir
aranyam pratyapadyata
rohitah—the son of Hariscandra; tat—this fact; abhijidya—having
thoroughly understood; pituh—of his father; karma—action;
cikirsitam—which he was practically doing; prdna-prepsuh—wishing to
save his life; dhanuh-padnih—taking his bow and arrows; aranyam—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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pitaram varuna-grastam
Srutva jata-mahodaram
