pūrvam - first; deva - O lord; aśubham - the sinful reactions; bhuñje - I will experience; iti - thus saying; prāha - said; pata - fall; iti - thus; saḥ - he; tāvat - just then; adrākṣam - I saw; ātmānam - myself; kṛkalāsam - a lizard; patan - falling; prabho - O master.

I replied, “First, my lord, let me suffer my sinful reactions,” and Yamarāja said, “Then fall!” At once I fell, and while falling I saw myself becoming a lizard, O master.