The lord of men, desirous of removing his sins, at the proper time smelt the odour of the smoke arising from the fat, agreeably to the scriptures.
धूमगन्धं वपायास्तु जिघ्रति स्म नराधिपः। यथाकालं यथान्यायं निर्गुदन् पापमात्मनः॥