Shloka 30
Keśinī’s Inquiry to Bāhuka and the Emotional Signs of Concealed Identity (केशिन्याः बाहुकपरीक्षा)
तस्याक्षहृददयज्ञस्य शरीरान्नि:सृत: कलि: । कर्कोटकविषं तीक्ष्णं मुखात् सततमुद्धमन्,द्यूत-विद्याका रहस्य जाननेके अनन्तर नलके शरीरसे कलियुग निकला। तब कर्कोटक नागके तीखे विषको अपने मुखसे बार-बार उगल रहा था। उस समय कष्टमें पड़े हुए कलियुगकी वह शापाग्नि भी दूर हो गयी। राजा नलको उसने दीर्घकालतक कष्ट दिया था और उसीके कारण वे किंकर्तव्यविमूढ हो रहे थे
bṛhadaśva uvāca | tasyākṣahṛdayajñasya śarīrān niḥsṛtaḥ kaliḥ | karkoṭakaviṣaṃ tīkṣṇaṃ mukhāt satatam uddhaman |
Bṛhadaśva said: From the body of Kali—who had been the very heart of the dice-game sacrifice—there issued forth Kali himself. As he emerged, he kept repeatedly spewing from his mouth the sharp poison of the serpent Karkoṭaka. In that moment, the burning force of the curse that had clung to the afflicted Kali was driven away. For a long time he had tormented King Nala, and because of him Nala had been thrown into bewilderment about what ought to be done.
बृहदश्च उवाच