Krishna, said While armed with a bow were gratifying the fire-god in Khandava forest-this snake, having his body covered by his mother's, was in the sky. You killed his mother taking her for a single snake.
कृष्ण उवाच योऽसौत्वया खाण्डवे चित्रभानु संतर्पयाणेन धनुर्धरेणा वियद्गतो जननीगुप्तदेहो मत्वैकरूपं निहतास्य माता॥