The king of the snakes, Takshaka, saw Kashyapa and that king of the snakes asked that Brahmana, “Where are you going in a hurry? And what is your business for which you go?"
तं ददर्शाथ नागेन्द्रस्तक्षकः काश्यपं तदा॥ तमब्रवीत्पन्नगेन्द्रः काश्यपं त्वरितं द्विजम्। क्व भवांस्त्वरितो याति किं च कार्यं चिकीर्षति॥