Text 21] The Descendants of King Mandhata 231

capital; upavrajan—went there; ajigartat—from Ajigarta; akrinat—
purchased; madhyamam—the second; sutam—son; sunahsepham—
whose name was Sunahsepha; pasum—to use as the sacrificial animal;
pitre—unto his father; pradaya—offering; samavandata—respectfully
offered his obeisances.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, in the sixth year, after wandering in the forest,
Rohita returned to the capital of his father. He purchased from
Ajigarta his second son, named Sunahéepha. Then he offered
SunahSepha to his father, Harigcandra, to be used as the sacrificial
animal and offered Hariscandra his respectful obeisances.

PURPORT

It appears that in those days a man could be purchased for any pur-
pose. Hariscandra was in need of a person to sacrifice as the animal in a
yajna and thus fulfill his promise to Varuna, and a man was purchased
from another man for this purpose. Millions of years ago, animal
sacrifice and slave trade both existed. Indeed, they have existed since
time immemorial.

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tatah purusa-medhena
hariscandro maha-yasah

muktodaro ’yajad devan
varunddin mahat-kathah

tatah—thereafter; purusa-medhena—by sacrificing a man in the
yajna; hariscandrah—King Hariscandra; mahd-yasadh—very famous;
mukta-udarah—became free from dropsy; ayajat—offered sacrifices;
devan—unto the demigods; varuna-ddin—headed by Varuna and
others; mahat-kathah—famous in history with other exalted
personalities.
