yan naasatyaa paraavati yad vaa stho adhi turvashe

shrudhii havaM tirashcyaa indra yas tvaa saparyati

araayya\m brahmaNas pate tiikSNashRNgodRSann ihi

ubhe sushcandra sarpiSo darvii shriiNiiSa aasani

indro madaaya vaavRdhe shavase vRtrahaa nRbhiH

abhi tvaa gotamaa giraa jaatavedo vicarSaNe

Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.

madhu vaataa Rtaayate madhu kSaranti sindhavaH

aa nas tujaM rayim bharaaMshaM na pratijaanate

Rtadhiitaya aa gata satyadharmaaNo adhvaram

Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.

agnir hotaa kavikratuH satyash citrashravastamaH

RtaavaanaM vicetasam pashyanto dyaam iva stRbhiH

hotaaraM vishvavedasaM saM hi tvaa visha indhate

iyattikaa shakuntikaa sakaa jaghaasa te viSam

ud agne shucayas tava shukraa bhraajanta iirate

Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?

And of some have compassion, making a difference:

aa shvaitreyasya jantavo dyumad vardhanta kRSTayaH

indur hiyaanaH sotRbhir mRjyamaanaH kanikradat

Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.

taa sudevaaya daashuSe sumedhaam avitaariNiim

And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?