Having said this, they all eagerly looked at the best of the snakes, Vasuki. And Vasuki, after reflecting a while, told the snakes,
इत्युक्त्वा समुदैक्षन्त वासुकिं पन्नगोत्तमम्। वासुकिश्चापि संचिन्त्य तानुवाच भुजङ्गमान्॥