Gautami replied Do you, O Arjunaka of little understanding, set free this serpent! It should not be killed by you. Who is so foolish as not to care for the inevitable destiny that awaits him and make himself heavy for sinking into sin?
गौतम्युवाच विसृजैनमबुद्धिस्त्वमवध्योऽर्जुनक त्वया। को ह्यात्मानं गुरुं कुर्यात् प्राप्तव्यमविचिन्तयन्॥