O Brahmana, the king of the snakes Vasuki, having gone there, offered the maiden as a gift to that high-souled Rishi. But he did not at once accept her.
तत्र तां भैक्ष्यवत्कन्यां प्रादात्तस्मै महात्मने। नागेन्द्रो वासुकिर्ब्रह्मन्न स तां प्रत्यगृह्णत॥