As soon as they had condemned me as such, the sin of Brahmanicide, O Bharata, possessed me. I then, for purifying myself, sought the protection of the sinless Ishana who is irresistible in energy.
उक्तं क्षणेन चाविष्टस्तेनाधर्मेण भारत। सोऽहमीशानमनघममोघं शरणं गतः॥