अथ सर्पाकृतिं मां च दुःखेन महतान्वितम् । तटस्थं भयसंत्रस्तं तथा सर्वजनं तदा
atha sarpākṛtiṃ māṃ ca duḥkhena mahatānvitam | taṭasthaṃ bhayasaṃtrastaṃ tathā sarvajanaṃ tadā
Então (ele viu) a mim em forma de serpente, tomado por grande aflição, de lado e tremendo de medo; e todo o povo, naquele momento, estava aterrorizado.
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.