The serpents had bitten all over his body except his chest, the skin of which was so tough that their fangs could not penetrate it.
दंष्ट्राश्च दंष्ट्रिणां तेषां मर्मस्वपि निपातिताः। त्वचं नैवास्य बिभिदुः सारत्वात् पृथुवक्षसः॥