ŚB 10.78.33
Devanagari
श्रीभगवानुवाच
चरिष्ये वधनिर्वेशं लोकानुग्रहकाम्यया ।
नियम: प्रथमे कल्पे यावान् स तु विधीयताम् ॥ ३३ ॥
चरिष्ये वधनिर्वेशं लोकानुग्रहकाम्यया ।
नियम: प्रथमे कल्पे यावान् स तु विधीयताम् ॥ ३३ ॥
Verse text
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
cariṣye vadha-nirveśaṁ
lokānugraha-kāmyayā
niyamaḥ prathame kalpe
yāvān sa tu vidhīyatām
cariṣye vadha-nirveśaṁ
lokānugraha-kāmyayā
niyamaḥ prathame kalpe
yāvān sa tu vidhīyatām
Synonyms
śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Lord said; cariṣye — I will execute; vadha — for the killing; nirveśam — atonement; loka — for the people in general; anugraha — compassion; kāmyayā — desiring to show; niyamaḥ — the regulative injunction; prathame — in the primary; kalpe — ritual; yāvān — as much; saḥ — that; tu — indeed; vidhīyatām — please prescribe.
Translation
The Personality of Godhead said: I will certainly perform the atonement for this killing, since I wish to show compassion to the people in general. Please, therefore, prescribe for Me whatever ritual is to be done first.