अदशत्तां ततः क्रुद्धा ब्राह्मणस्य सुतां सतीम् । सपत्नीं मन्यमानोच्चैः शीर्णदंष्ट्रा व्यजायत
adaśattāṃ tataḥ kruddhā brāhmaṇasya sutāṃ satīm | sapatnīṃ manyamānoccaiḥ śīrṇadaṃṣṭrā vyajāyata
Alors, prise de colère, elle mordit la fille vertueuse du brahmane, la prenant pour une épouse rivale ; et ses crocs se brisèrent et furent ruinés.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Scene: The serpentess strikes to bite the virtuous Brahmin’s daughter; upon contact, the fangs shatter, and the attacker recoils in shock while the protected woman remains unharmed within a radiant shield.
Violence born of delusion rebounds on the aggressor; harm done to the virtuous (satī) leads to immediate downfall.
The surrounding passage belongs to the Kedārāyatana māhātmya framework in this chapter.
None; the verse conveys moral causality rather than a rite.