Shloka 30
Jaratkāru’s Marital Compact and Departure (जरत्कारु–जरत्कारुणी संवादः)
विधिना सम्प्रयुक्तो वै ऋषिवाक्येन तेन तु । यस्मिन्नेव फले नागस्तमेवा भक्षयत् स्वयम्,विधाताके विधान एवं महर्षिके वचनसे प्रेरित होकर राजाने वही फल स्वयं खाया, जिसपर तक्षक नाग बैठा था
vidhinā samprayukto vai ṛṣivākyena tena tu | yasminneva phale nāgas tamevā bhakṣayat svayam ||
مُكرهاً بقضاء القدر، ومدفوعاً بقول ذلك الحكيم، أكل الملك بنفسه الثمرة عينها التي كان الحيّة (تَكْشَكَ) جاثماً عليها؛ وهكذا تمّت العاقبة المقدّرة، وقد أطلقتها كلمات رِشيٍّ عظيم.
तक्षक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how actions unfold when destiny aligns with the potent force of a sage’s speech: once a moral-spiritual cause (ṛṣi-vākya) is set, consequences mature inevitably, reminding rulers and listeners to treat ascetic speech and ethical restraint with seriousness.
Takṣaka states that, driven by fate and by the impetus of a sage’s words, the king ended up eating the very fruit on which the serpent was positioned—an immediate narrative mechanism by which the foretold or ordained outcome is fulfilled.