Indra’s Query on Karma-vipāka and the Viśvarūpa Episode
Lalitopākhyāna Context
सर्वभूतहितं तं तु मत्वा चेशानुकूलितः / शिरांसि यौगपद्येन छिन्नात्यासंस्त्वयैव तु
sarvabhūtahitaṃ taṃ tu matvā ceśānukūlitaḥ / śirāṃsi yaugapadyena chinnātyāsaṃstvayaiva tu
Thinking it was for the welfare of all beings and favored by the Lord, the heads were severed simultaneously by you alone.