“Soota said, ‘Meanwhile the great Muni Jaratkaaru roamed over the whole earth making the place where evening fell his home…

“Soota said, ‘Then the ministers seeing the king (Parikshit) in the coils of Takshaka, became pale with fear and wept…

“Takshaka said, ‘If, indeed, you are able to cure any creature bitten by me, then, O Kaashyapa, you revive this…

“Soota said, ‘Sringee then replied to his father (Rishi Shameeka), saying, ‘O father, whether this be an act of rashness…

“Soota said, ‘Being thus addressed, and hearing that his father (Rishi Shameeka) was bearing a dead snake, the powerful Sringee…

“(Rishi) Shaunaka said, ‘O son of Soota, I desire to know the reason why the illustrious Rishi whom you have…

“Soota said, ‘O best of Dwijas (Rishi Shaunaka), hearing these words of Elaapatra, all Naagaas, in great delight, exclaimed, ‘Well…

“Soota said, ‘Hearing the respective speeches of all the snakes, and hearing also the words of Vaasuki (king of snakes),…

“Soota said, ‘That best of snakes – Vaasuki, hearing the curse of his mother (Kadru), thought how to make it…

“(Rishi) Shaunaka said, ‘O child (Soota), you have named many snakes gifted with great energy and incapable of being easily…