Shloka 35
Jaratkāru’s Marital Compact and Departure (जरत्कारु–जरत्कारुणी संवादः)
कृमिकं प्राहसत् तूर्ण मुमूर्षुर्नष्टचेतन: । प्रहसन्नेव भोगेन तक्षकेण त्ववेष्ट्यत
kṛmikaṃ prāhasat tūrṇaṃ mumūrṣur naṣṭacetanaḥ | prahasann eva bhogena takṣakeṇa tv aveṣṭyata ||
国王临死在即，神智已昏，见那小虫便放声大笑。就在他仍笑着之时，塔克沙迦如紧索般盘绕其身。迅疾缠束之下，蛇王塔克沙迦发出震天咆哮，随即咬噬帕里克希特。
तक्षक उवाच
Educational Q&A
When arrogance and mockery replace discernment—especially after a warning—one becomes vulnerable to inevitable consequence. The verse highlights the moral force of karma and the unstoppable movement of kāla (time), which brings the fruit of one’s actions to completion.
Parīkṣit, nearing death and mentally clouded, laughs at a ‘worm’ (the contemptible object placed upon him). At that very moment Takṣaka emerges and coils around the king, then bites him, fulfilling the destined outcome of the curse.