Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 62: Śunaḥśepa Saved
Text 1.62.11
सर्वे सुकृतकर्माणः सर्वे धर्मपरायणाः।
पशुभूता नरेन्द्रस्य तृप्तिमग्नेः प्रयच्छत॥
sarve sukṛta-karmāṇaḥ sarve dharma-parāyaṇāḥ
paśu-bhūtā narendrasya tṛptim agneḥ prayacchata
sarve = all of you; sukṛta-karmāṇaḥ = perform auspicious activities; sarve = and all of you; dharma-parāyaṇāḥ = are absorbed in dharma; paśu-bhūtāḥ = become a sacrificial animal; nara-indrasya = for the king; tṛptim agneḥ prayacchata = and bestow satisfaction upon Agni.
All of you perform auspicious activities, and all of you are absorbed in dharma. Become a sacrificial animal for the king and bestow satisfaction upon Agni.
Viśvāmitra extolls his sons in this verse in order that any one of them will come forward to be used for this purpose. It is indicated that one of these sons should become a sacrificial animal and bestow satisfaction upon Agni.