सो ऽनपत्यो विषण्णात्मा नारदस्योपदेशतः ।
वरुणं शरणं यातः पुत्रो मे जायतां प्रभो ॥ ८ ॥
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. Would you kindly give me one?"