Shloka 34
Jaratkāru’s Conditional Marriage Vow and Vāsuki’s Offer (जरत्कारु-विवाह-नियमः)
श्रुतं हि तेन तदभूद् यथा तं राजसत्तमम् | तक्षकः पन्नगश्रेष्ठो नेष्पते यमसादनम्,उन्होंने सुन रखा था कि 'भूपशिरोमणि परीक्षित्को आज नागोंमें श्रेष्ठ तक्षक यमलोक पहुँचा देगा
śrutaṃ hi tena tad abhūd yathā taṃ rājasattamam | takṣakaḥ pannagaśreṣṭho neṣyate yamasādanam ||
Denn er hatte vernommen, dass es so geschehen werde: Jener beste der Könige werde von Takṣaka, dem Vornehmsten unter den Schlangen, in die Wohnstatt Yamas getragen.
गौरयुख उवाच
Educational Q&A
Foreknowledge of an outcome (here, death by Takṣaka) can harden into certainty and influence conduct; therefore ethical responsibility lies in how one speaks, advises, and acts when fate is anticipated—whether one fuels harm through careless words and hostility or restrains oneself in dharmic self-control.
A speaker reports that it was already heard/known that the foremost serpent Takṣaka would take the best of kings to Yama’s abode—i.e., a foretold death. The verse functions as a narrative link establishing expectation of the king’s impending end through serpent-bite.