Shloka 32
Jaratkāru’s Marital Compact and Departure (जरत्कारु–जरत्कारुणी संवादः)
स त॑ गृहा नृपश्रेष्ठ सचिवानिदमब्रवीत् । अस्तमभ्येति सविता विषादद्य न मे भयम्
sa taṁ gṛhā nṛpaśreṣṭha sacivān idam abravīt | astam abhyeti savitā viṣād adya na me bhayam, nṛpaśreṣṭha parīkṣitena |
ಆಗ ನೃಪಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠನು ಆ ಕೀಟವನ್ನು ಕೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹಿಡಿದು ಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಹೀಗೆಂದನು— “ಈಗ ಸೂರ್ಯನು ಅಸ್ತಮಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾನೆ; ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಈ ವೇಳೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನನಗೆ ಸರ್ಪವಿಷದಿಂದಲೂ ಭಯವಿಲ್ಲ.”
तक्षक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how wrongdoing often relies on timing and perceived impunity; ethical vigilance and righteous protection should not lapse merely because a day ends or circumstances seem routine.
Takṣaka (the serpent) speaks to ministers, holding a worm/insect, and declares that since the sun is setting he does not fear poison-related danger, implying the moment is ripe to act against King Parīkṣit.