Verse 35

²⁹All the sages cried out in dismay, sick at heart, and said to the god Sankarsana: Lord, what you have done is a wrongdoing. ³⁰We gave this man the brahmin's seat, joy of the Yadus, and long life, and freedom from weariness, for as long as the sacrifice lasts. ³¹Not knowing that, you have done what amounts to the killing of a brahmin. But for you, who are lord of yoga, not even the sacred texts are binding. ³²Still, purifier of the worlds, if you will carry out the cleansing for the killing of a brahmin, though no one else can require it of you, it will hold the world together. ³³Bhagavan said: I will carry out the atonement for this killing, wanting the good of the world. Lay down for me the observance, however long it runs, that the first rule prescribes.

³⁴Long life for this man, and strength, and his senses too: tell me what was granted him, and I will bring it about by yogamaya. ³⁵Let it be so arranged, Rama, that the word holds true of your weapon and of your strength, and of death, and of ourselves as well.