Shloka 36
Jaratkāru’s Marital Compact and Departure (जरत्कारु–जरत्कारुणी संवादः)
तस्मात् फलादू विनिष्क्रम्य यत् तद् राज्ञे निवेदितम् । वेष्टयित्वा च वेगेन विनद्य च महास्वनम् | अदशत् पृथिवीपालं तक्षकः पन्नगेश्वर:
tasmāt phalādū viniṣkramya yat tad rājñe niveditam | veṣṭayitvā ca vegena vinadya ca mahāsvanam || adaśat pṛthivīpālaṃ takṣakaḥ pannageśvaraḥ kālase preritaḥ ||
جو پھل بادشاہ کو پیش کیا گیا تھا، اسی میں سے نکل کر سانپوں کے سردار تکشک نے تیزی سے زمین کے نگہبان کو لپیٹ لیا۔ زبردست گرج کے ساتھ اس نے راجہ پریکشت کو ڈس لیا۔
तक्षक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how ethical lapses—especially pride, mockery, and loss of discernment—create openings for downfall, while also presenting Kāla (Time/fate) as the larger force that brings consequences to fruition when conditions are ripe.
Takṣaka emerges from a fruit that had been presented to King Parīkṣit, swiftly coils around him, roars loudly, and bites him—thus bringing about the king’s death in fulfillment of the impending doom described in the surrounding narrative.