O king, while wandering about to set arrows my Vijaya bow I myself unconsciously killed with an arrows the calf of a Brahmana's Homa I began discharging dreadful shafts while it was roaming in the dense forest. The Brahmana then addressed me, saying-
अज्ञानाद्धि क्षिपन् बाणान् घोररूपान् भयानकान्। होमधेन्वा वत्समस्य प्रमत्त इषुणाहनम्॥ चरन्तं विजने शल्य ततोऽनुव्याजहार माम्। यस्मात् त्वया प्रमत्तेन होमधेन्वा हतः सुतः॥