अथ सर्पाकृतिं मां च दुःखेन महतान्वितम् । तटस्थं भयसंत्रस्तं तथा सर्वजनं तदा
atha sarpākṛtiṃ māṃ ca duḥkhena mahatānvitam | taṭasthaṃ bhayasaṃtrastaṃ tathā sarvajanaṃ tadā
Lalu ia melihat aku dalam wujud ular, diliputi duka yang besar—berdiri menyisih di tepi dalam ketakutan—serta seluruh orang banyak yang ketika itu pun gemetar ngeri.
Narrator
Scene: A sorrow-stricken being appears in serpent-form, standing aside in fear, while the gathered people recoil in terror.
Adharmic outcomes affect not only the doer but also the community, becoming a cautionary spectacle that reinforces dharma.
Not specified in this verse; the tīrtha setting is implicit from the Tīrthamāhātmya section.
None; the verse is descriptive of the fearful scene.