mat-prana-raksanam ananta pitur vadhas ca
manye sva-bhrtya-rsi-vakyam rtam vidhatum
khadgam pragrhya yad avocad asad-vidhitsus
tvam isvaro mad-aparo 'vatu kam harami
mat-prana-raksanam-saving my life; ananta-O unlimited one, reservoir of unlimited transcendental qualities; pituh-of my father; vadhah ca-and killing; manye-I consider; sva-bhrtya-of Your unalloyed servants; rsi-vakyam-and the words of the great saint Narada; rtam-true; vidhatum-to prove; khadgam-sword; pragrhya-taking in hand; yat-since; avocat-my father said; asat-vidhitsuh-desiring to act very impiously; tvam-You; isvarah-any supreme controller; mat-aparah-other than me; avatu-let him save; kam-your head; harami-I shall now separate.