I am not one who merely clings to hope; what You have hinted at, O Narayana, is something deeper. You know the inner truth well enough; carry out the dealings in a manner befitting the occasion. The mind imagines it is restraining sin, but this very act of resolve and counter-resolve is itself the problem. Says Tuka, I cannot bear this burning; once the cooking is done, the flame and its heat are pointless.