Bhagavatapurana 1.19.2

1.19.2

dhruvaṃ tato me kṛtadevahelanād duratyayaṃ vyasanaṃ nātidīrghāt /
tadastu kāmaṃ hyaghaniṣkṛtāya me yathā na kuryāṃ punarevam addhā //

1-3. Now, the king, too, reflecting on that reproachful act of his bitterly repented and thought, “Alas, what a base thing have I like an ignoble creature done in respect of the innocent brahmin sage of hidden fire (virtue)! Therefore, for my scorn of the godly man, there will surely befall me an insurmountable calamity in the near future; (and) let it come in full force (upon me) for the expiation of my sin, so that I may not certainly do the like again; this very day, may the fire of the angered brahmin race consume the prosperous kingdom, the army and the replete treasury belonging to my sinful self, so that such a sinful disposition may not again arise in my heart towards brahmins, gods and cows.”