His inmost soul was afflicted with sorrow. Trembling all over with sighs, he quieted himself with great effort, thinking that his folly was the cause of everything. He said,
प्रोवाच दैन्याभिहतान्तरात्मा निःश्वासवातोपहतस्तदानीम्। वाचं कथंचित् स्थिरतामुपेत्य तत् सर्वमात्मप्रभवं विचिन्त्या८॥