सोऽनपत्यो विषण्णात्मा नारदस्योपदेशत: । वरुणं शरणं यात: पुत्रो मे जायतां प्रभो ॥ ८ ॥
so ’napatyo visannatma naradasyopadesatah varunam saranam yatah putro me jayatam prabho
- sah
- that Hariscandra
- anapatyah
- being without a son
- visanna-atma
- therefore very morose
- naradasya
- of Narada
- upadesatah
- by the advice
- varunam
- unto Varuna
- saranam yatah
- took shelter
- putrah
- a son
- me
- of me
- jayatam
- let there be born
- prabho
- O my lord.
Hariscandra had no son and was therefore extremely morose. Once, therefore, following the advice of Narada, he took shelter of Varuna and said to him My lord I have no son.