यदि वीरो महाराज तेनैव त्वां यजे इति । तथेति वरुणेनास्य पुत्रो जातस्तु रोहित: ॥ ९ ॥
yadi viro maharaja tenaiva tvam yaje iti tatheti varunenasya putro jatas tu rohitah
- yadi
- if
- virah
- there is a son
- maharaja
- O Maharaja Pariksit
- tena eva
- even by that son
- tvam
- unto you
- yaje
- I shall offer sacrifice
- iti
- thus
- tatha
- as you desire
- iti
- thus accepted
- varunena
- by Varuna
- asya
- of Maharaja Hariscandra
- putrah
- a son
- jatah
- was born
- tu
- indeed
- rohitah
- by the name Rohita.
O King Pariksit, Hariscandra begged Varuna, My lord, if a son is born to me, with that son I shall perform a sacrifice for your satisfaction When Hariscandra said this, Varuna replied, Let it be so Because of Varuna’s benediction, Hariscandra begot a son named Rohita.