Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 9 - Chapter 1 - Verse 8


Sanskrit:

सोऽनपत्यो विषण्णात्मा नारदस्योपदेशत: ।वरुणं शरणं यात: पुत्रो मे जायतां प्रभो ॥ ८ ॥

ITRANS:

so ’napatyo viṣaṇṇātmānāradasyopadeśataḥvaruṇaṁ śaraṇaṁ yātaḥputro me jāyatāṁ prabho

Translation:

Hariścandra had no son and was therefore extremely morose. Once, therefore, following the advice of Nārada, he took shelter of Varuṇa and said to him, “My lord, I have no son. Would you kindly give me one?”

Purport: