You should, O Brahmana, pardon me and revoke your curse." Seeing me very much distressed, the ascetic moved and breathing hot and hard, he said, What I have said must happen.
क्षन्तुमर्हसि मे ब्रह्मन् शापोऽयं विनिवर्त्यताम्। सोऽथ मामब्रवीदृष्ट्वा भृशमुद्विग्मनचेतसम्॥ मुहुरुष्णं विनिःश्वस्य सुसंभ्रान्तस्तपोधनः। नानृतं वै मया प्रोक्तं भवितेदं कथंचन॥