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Mahabharata - Ādi Parva (महाभारत - आदि पर्व)

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Ruru spoke.

How did the warrior Janamejaya kill the serpents? Or, father, why were the serpents killed, O best of the twice-born?

Please tell me why the serpents were released by Āstīka. I wish to hear the complete explanation.

The sage spoke.

O Ruru, you will hear the entire great story of Āstīka as narrated by the Brāhmaṇas. Having said this, he disappeared.

Sūta said.

Ruru, in his quest to find the sage, ran tirelessly through the entire forest and eventually, exhausted, collapsed on the ground.

Ruru, having regained his senses, approached his father and recounted the events. His father, upon being asked, narrated the whole story.

ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय। तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय। मृत्योर्माऽमृतं गमय। ॐ शान्ति: शान्ति: शान्ति: ॥ - बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद् 1.3.28
"Ōm! Lead me from the unreal to the real, from darkness to light, and from death to immortality. Let there be peace, peace, and peace. Ōm!" - Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28

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