The Mahabharata continues in its longer telling: Soon after Jaratkaru impregnates his wife, the fatigued sage sleeps in his wife's lap.
As sunset nears and it is time for evening worship, Manasa faces the dilemma whether to disturb the peaceful slumber of her husband or let him sleep and thus risk him losing the merit of the obligatory worship.
She weighs her options and chooses the former.
She whispers in his ears to awaken him so that he can perform his ablutions and light the Agnihotra flame.
The sage is enraged and feels insulted.
He says that the sun will not dare to set before he performs his rituals.
He forsakes her, though the "innocent" wife begs his pardon and justifies her decision.
She reveals to him the true purpose of their marriage, the birth of their son – saviour of the serpents – and asks him to wait until that purpose is fulfilled.
The sage assures her that his seed is in her and that she will deliver a learned son.
Jaratkaru leaves to perform his austerities again, never to return again to his family.

The Brahma Vaivarta Purana narrates that Jaratkaru oversleeps and misses the time of his morning rituals.
The agitated sage threatens to banish Manasa to the hell for disobedient wives.
The Sun steps in and placates the sage, praising him as a powerful sage, but Jaratkaru has made up his mind to abandon his wife.
The god Brahma intervenes and states that it will be inappropriate to abandon her, unless he grants her a child.
Jaratkaru touches Manasa's abdomen and impregnates her.
Then he departs, foretelling that Manasa will give birth to a renowned sage.

The Manasa Vijaya (1495) by  Bipradas Pipilai, a devotional paean to Manasa from the Mangal-Kāvya genre, describes how Jaratkara (Jaratkaru) abandons his wife on their wedding night itself.
Manasa is a daughter of the god Shiva, who is hated by Shiva's wife and her stepmother Chandi.
Shiva marries Manasa to Jaratkara.
Chandi does not want Manasa to have a happy married life and thus asks her to wear serpent ornaments on her wedding night.
While Manasa sleeps in peace, Jaratkara stays awake in fear of the snakes.
In the middle of the night, Chandi throws a frog in the room, which causes the snakes to hiss and swarm around the room in pursuit of the frog.
A terrified Jaratkara runs away from the house and hides in a conch in the ocean.
Further, he becomes scared of the snake goddess and refuses to stay with her.
However, he spends a few nights with her and impregnates her and thus performs his "husbandly duty".

Little is told about the sage after his exit from Manasa's life and the main story.
In due course, a son named Astika is born to the couple.
Astika stops the sacrifice of Janamejaya and rescues the serpents.
The ancestors reach heaven as Jaratkaru did procreate.
The first telling in the Mahabharata says that after a long life, Jaratkaru dies and also attains heaven.
The Mahabharata continues in its longer telling: Soon after Jaratkaru impregnates his wife, the fatigued sage sleeps in his wife's lap. As sunset nears and it is time for evening worship, Manasa faces the dilemma whether to disturb the peaceful slumber of her husband or let him sleep and thus risk him losing the merit of the obligatory worship. She weighs her options and chooses the former. She whispers in his ears to awaken him so that he can perform his ablutions and light the Agnihotra flame. The sage is enraged and feels insulted. He says that the sun will not dare to set before he performs his rituals. He forsakes her, though the "innocent" wife begs his pardon and justifies her decision. She reveals to him the true purpose of their marriage, the birth of their son – saviour of the serpents – and asks him to wait until that purpose is fulfilled. The sage assures her that his seed is in her and that she will deliver a learned son. Jaratkaru leaves to perform his austerities again, never to return again to his family.
The Brahma Vaivarta Purana narrates that Jaratkaru oversleeps and misses the time of his morning rituals. The agitated sage threatens to banish Manasa to the hell for disobedient wives. The Sun steps in and placates the sage, praising him as a powerful sage, but Jaratkaru has made up his mind to abandon his wife. The god Brahma intervenes and states that it will be inappropriate to abandon her, unless he grants her a child. Jaratkaru touches Manasa's abdomen and impregnates her. Then he departs, foretelling that Manasa will give birth to a renowned sage.
The Manasa Vijaya (1495) by  Bipradas Pipilai, a devotional paean to Manasa from the Mangal-Kāvya genre, describes how Jaratkara (Jaratkaru) abandons his wife on their wedding night itself. Manasa is a daughter of the god Shiva, who is hated by Shiva's wife and her stepmother Chandi. Shiva marries Manasa to Jaratkara. Chandi does not want Manasa to have a happy married life and thus asks her to wear serpent ornaments on her wedding night. While Manasa sleeps in peace, Jaratkara stays awake in fear of the snakes. In the middle of the night, Chandi throws a frog in the room, which causes the snakes to hiss and swarm around the room in pursuit of the frog. A terrified Jaratkara runs away from the house and hides in a conch in the ocean. Further, he becomes scared of the snake goddess and refuses to stay with her. However, he spends a few nights with her and impregnates her and thus performs his "husbandly duty".
Little is told about the sage after his exit from Manasa's life and the main story. In due course, a son named Astika is born to the couple. Astika stops the sacrifice of Janamejaya and rescues the serpents. The ancestors reach heaven as Jaratkaru did procreate. The first telling in the Mahabharata says that after a long life, Jaratkaru dies and also attains heaven.
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