Sūta Gosvāmī continued: Advised in this manner, Mahārāja Janamejaya replied, “So be it.” Honoring the words of the great sage, he desisted from performing the snake sacrifice and worshiped Bṛhaspati, the most eloquent of sages.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
सूत उवाच । इत्युक्तः स तथेत्याह महर्षेर्मानयन् वचः । सर्पसत्रादुपरतः पूजयामास वाक्पतिम्
sūta uvāca | ityuktaḥ sa tathetyāha maharṣermānayan vacaḥ | sarpasatrāduparataḥ pūjayāmāsa vākpatim
SB 12.6.28