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SB 10.78.33

Devanāgarī

श्रीभगवानुवाच चरिष्ये वधनिर्वेशं लोकानुग्रहकाम्यया । नियम: प्रथमे कल्पे यावान् स तु विधीयताम् ॥ ३३ ॥

Text

śrī-bhagavān uvāca cariṣye vadha-nirveśaṁ lokānugraha-kāmyayā niyamaḥ prathame kalpe yāvān sa tu vidhīyatām

Synonyms

śrī-bhagavānuvāca—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.

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