in another version of the tale, kali enters into the emperor's crown when parikshit gives him permission to reside wherever there is gold. upon returning home after offending the sage, parikshit says to himself, "kali-yug's abode is in gold; this was on my head; hence i had so evil a thought that, having taken a dead snake cast it on the sage’s neck. therefore, i now understand that kali-yug has taken his revenge on me. how shall i escape this grievous sin?"