स वा आङ्गिरसो ब्रह्मन्श्रुत्वा सुतविलापनम् ।
उन्मील्य शनकैर्नेत्रे दृष्ट्वा चांसे मृतोरगम् ॥३९॥

sa vā āṅgiraso brahman
śrutvā suta-vilāpanam
unmīlya śanakair netre
dṛṣṭvā cāṁse mṛtoragam


Text

O brāhmaṇa! The descendent of Aṅgirasa, hearing the wailing of his son, eventually opened his eyes and saw the dead snake on his shoulder. Casting off the snake, he asked, “O son! Why are you crying? Who has wronged you?” Having been asked, his son explained everything.

Purport

O brahmana! The descendent of Angirasa, hearing the wailing of his son, eventually opened his eyes and saw the dead snake on his shoulder. Casting off the snake, he asked, “O son! Why are you crying? Who has wronged you?” Having been asked, his son explained everything.