Mahabharata 1.33.9
यथा स यज्ञो न भवेद्यथा वापि पराभवेत्जनमेजयस्य सर्पाणां विनाशकरणाय हि
yathā sa yajño na bhavedyathā vāpi parābhavetjanamejayasya sarpāṇāṃ vināśakaraṇāya hi
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