Those who value peace of mind, attribute everything to the course of Time as the cause, but practical men soon pacify their grief. People, through perpetual error, fear loss of beatitude. Therefore, O lady, remove your grief by having this serpent killed (by me).
शमार्थिनः कालगतिं वदन्ति सद्यः शुचं त्वर्थविदस्त्यजन्ति। श्रेयःक्षयं शोचति नित्यमोहात् तस्माच्छुचं मुञ्च हते भुजङ्गे॥