यो वै हरिश्चन्द्रमखे विक्रीत: पुरुष: पशु: । स्तुत्वा देवान् प्रजेशादीन् मुमुचे पाशबन्धनात् ॥ ३१ ॥
yo vai hariscandra-makhe vikritah purusah pasuh stutva devan prajesadin mumuce pasa-bandhanat
- yah
- he who (Sunahsepha)
- vai
- indeed
- hariscandra-makhe
- in the sacrifice performed by King Hariscandra
- vikritah
- was sold
- purusah
- man
- pasuh
- sacrificial animal
- stutva
- offering prayers
- devan
- to the demigods
- praja-isa-adin
- headed by Lord Brahma
- mumuce
- was released
- pasa-bandhanat
- from being bound with ropes like an animal.
Sunahsepha’s father sold Sunahsepha to be sacrificed as a man-animal in the yajna of King Hariscandra. When Sunahsepha was brought into the sacrificial arena, he prayed to the demigods for release and was released by their mercy.