I conclude that formerly I deprived many a cow of her calf, and took the life of many creature, and it is for this that the present calamity has befallen me.
मन्ये खलु मया पूर्वं विवत्सा बहवः कृताः। प्राणिनो हिंसिता वापि तन्मामिदमुपस्थितम् ॥