 | Book 1 Chapter 10 |
| 1 | rurur uvāca |
| 1 | mama prāṇasamā bhāryā daṣṭāsīd bhujagena ha
tatra me samayo ghora ātmanoraga vai kṛtaḥ |
| 2 | hanyāṃ sadaiva bhujagaṃ yaṃ yaṃ paśyeyam ity uta
tato 'haṃ tvāṃ jighāṃsāmi jīvitena vimokṣyase |
| 3 | ḍuṇḍubha uvāca |
| 3 | anye te bhujagā vipra ye daśantīha mānavān
ḍuṇḍubhān ahigandhena na tvaṃ hiṃsitum arhasi |
| 4 | ekānarthān pṛthagarthān ekaduḥkhān pṛthaksukhān
ḍuṇḍubhān dharmavid bhūtvā na tvaṃ hiṃsitum arhasi |
| 5 | sūta uvāca |
| 5 | iti śrutvā vacas tasya bhujagasya rurus tadā
nāvadhīd bhayasaṃvigna ṛṣiṃ matvātha ḍuṇḍubham |
| 6 | uvāca cainaṃ bhagavān ruruḥ saṃśamayann iva
kāmayā bhujaga brūhi ko 'sīmāṃ vikriyāṃ gataḥ |
| 7 | ḍuṇḍubha uvāca |
| 7 | ahaṃ purā ruro nāmnā ṛṣir āsaṃ sahasrapāt
so 'haṃ śāpena viprasya bhujagatvam upāgataḥ |
| 8 | rurur uvāca |
| 8 | kimarthaṃ śaptavān kruddho dvijas tvāṃ bhujagottama
kiyantaṃ caiva kālaṃ te vapur etad bhaviṣyati |