Verse 15

⁸He had no child and his mind was low, and at Narada's telling he went for refuge to Varuna: Lord, let a son be born to me. ⁹If he is a hero, great king, I will sacrifice to you with him. So be it, said Varuna; and a son was born to him, Rohita. ¹⁰A son has indeed been born; with this one, dear one, sacrifice to me, he said. When the animal is past ten days old, then it becomes fit for the offering. ¹¹And when the ten days were past, he came and said, Sacrifice. He said: When the animal's teeth have come, then it becomes fit. ¹²The teeth have come; sacrifice. He answered him, and then said: When his teeth fall out, then it becomes fit.

¹³The animal's teeth have fallen out; sacrifice, he said. He said: When the animal's teeth grow again, then the animal is clean. ¹⁴They have grown again; sacrifice. He answered him, and then said: King, when a kshatriya can put on armour, then the animal is clean. ¹⁵So, out of love for his son, his mind tied up by that fondness, he cheated the time with one thing and another; and the god, spoken to like this again and again, watched him.