Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.18.40
SB 1.18.40
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visṛjya taṁ ca papraccha vatsa kasmād dhi rodiṣi kena vā te 'pakṛtam ity uktaḥ sa nyavedayat
Translation
He threw the dead snake aside and asked his son why he was crying, whether anyone had done him harm. On hearing this, the son explained to him what had happened.