SB 10.78.33

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 78: The Killing of Dantavakra, Vidūratha and Romaharṣaṇa

SB 10.78.32

SB 10.78.34

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 33

śrī-bhagavān uvāca
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.