Ādi-parva Adhyāya 3 — Janamejaya’s Rite, Dhaumya’s Parīkṣā, and Uttanka’s Kuṇḍala Quest (सर्पसत्रप्रस्तावना–गुरुपरीक्षा–उत्तङ्कोपाख्यान)
आचचक्षे च स चास्य प्रीतिमान् बभूव,तथा सब बातें गुरुजीसे कह सुनायीं। उपाध्याय उसके ऊपर बड़े प्रसन्न हुए
ācacakṣe ca sa cāsya prītimān babhūva | tathā sarvāḥ kathāḥ gurave kathayām āsa | upādhyāyas tasmin mahān prīto ’bhavat ||
He reported everything in full, exactly as it had occurred; hearing this faithful account, the teacher’s heart grew warm with approval, and he was greatly pleased with him.
राम उवाच