ajanata -- not knowing; eva -- only; acaritah -- done; tvaya -- by You; brahma -- of a brahmana; vadhah -- the killing; yatha -- actually; yoga -- of mystic power; isvarasya -- for the Lord; bhavatah -- Yourself; na -- not; amnayah -- scriptural injunction; api -- even; niyamakah -- regulator; yadi -- if; etat -- for this; brahma -- of a brahmana; hatyayah -- killing; pavanam -- purifying atonement; loka -- of the world; pavana -- O purifier; carishyati -- executes; bhavan -- Your good self; loka-sangrahah -- benefit for the people in general; ananya -- by no one else; coditah -- impelled.

"You have unknowingly killed a brahmana. Of course, even the injunctions of revealed scripture cannot dictate to You, the Lord of all mystic power. But if by Your own free will You nonetheless carry out the prescribed purification for this slaying of a brahmana, O purifier of the whole world, people in general will greatly benefit by Your example."