If, O Satyavat, by adopting the way mentioned first, confusion sets in, the king, considering the span of human life, the strength of human beings, and the nature of the time that has come, should give punishments.
अथ प्रथमकल्पेन सत्यवन् संकरो भवेत्। आयुः शक्तिं च कालं च निर्दिश्य तप आदिशेत्॥