Bhimasena said: O worshipful brother, this powerful (serpent) has caught me for his food. He is the royal sage Nahusha living in the seipent-shape.
भीम उवाच अयमार्य महासत्त्वो भक्षार्थं मां गृहीतवान्। नहुषो नाम राजर्षिः प्राणवानिव संस्थितः॥