The sacrificial priests then finished the rites which remained to go through. Astika, having rescued the snakes (from a fiery death) became filled with joy.
ततः समापयामासुः कर्म तत् तस्य याजकाः। आस्तीकश्चाभवत् प्रीतः परिमोक्ष्य भुजङ्गमान्॥