[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [The Mahābhārata and its versions](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata) › [The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) › 3.178.2 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 3.178.2 Mahābhārata 3.178.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.178.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.178.2) sarpa uvāca | pātre dattvā priyāṇyuktvā satyamuktvā ca bhārata | ahiṃsānirataḥ svargaṃ gacchediti matirmama || 2 || > "The serpent replied, 'O scion of the Bharata's race, my belief is that the man who bestows alms on proper objects, speaks kind words and tells the truth and abstains from doing injury to any creature goes to heaven.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 3.178.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.178.1) - [Next: 3.178.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.178.3) - [Up: 3.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.178) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.3.180.2) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.3.183.2) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.3.181.2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.178.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.178.2) · Pramāṇa