śrī-bhagavān uvāca
cariṣye vadha-nirveśaḿ
lokānugraha-kāmyayā
niyamaḥ prathame kalpe
yāvān sa tu vidhīyatām
śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Lord said; cariṣye — I will execute; vadha — for the killing; nirveśam — atonement; loka — for the people in general; anugraha — compassion; kāmyayā — desiring to show; niyamaḥ — the regulative injunction; prathame — in the primary; kalpe — ritual; yāvān — as much; saḥ — that; tu — indeed; vidhīyatām — please prescribe.