Gautami replied People like us are never pained. Good men have their souls always bent on virtue. The death of the boy was predestined: therefore, I cannot approve of the destruction of this serpent.
गौतम्युवाच आतिनैवं विद्यतेऽस्मद्विधानां धर्मात्मानः सर्वदा सज्जना हि। दीशे नाहं पन्नगस्य प्रमाथे॥