Shloka 23
भूमिभार-निवारणप्रसङ्गः (Bhūmibhāra-nivāraṇa-prasaṅgaḥ) — The Motif of Relieving Earth’s Burden
असिते चार्तिमन्तं च सुनीथं चापि य: स्मरेत् । दिवा वा यदि वा रात्रौ नास्य सर्पभयं भवेत्,“जो कोई असित, आर्तिमान् और सुनीथ मन्त्रका दिन अथवा रातके समय स्मरण करेगा, उसे सर्पोंसे कोई भय नहीं होगा
asite cārtimantaṁ ca sunīthaṁ cāpi yaḥ smaret | divā vā yadi vā rātrau nāsya sarpabhayaṁ bhavet ||
Whoever remembers the names Asita, Ārtimant, and Sunītha—by day or by night—will be free from fear of serpents.
आस्तीक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Remembrance of revered names functions as a protective discipline: steady recollection (smaraṇa) dispels fear and is presented as a dharmic means of safety, especially against serpents.
Āstīka, in the broader setting of the serpent-related crisis (the Janamejaya sarpasatra episode), proclaims a protective formula: whoever remembers Asita, Ārtimant, and Sunītha at any time will not suffer fear of snakes.