Shloka 34
Uttanka’s Guru-Śuśrūṣā and the Commission to Retrieve the Maṇikuṇḍalas (उत्तङ्क-गुरुशुश्रूषा तथा मणिकुण्डल-आदेशः)
चाण्डालरूपी भगवान् सुमहांस्ते व्यतिक्रम: । यत् तु शक््यं मया कर्तु भूय एव तवेप्सितम्
cāṇḍālarūpī bhagavān sumahāṁs te vyatikramaḥ | yat tu śakyaṁ mayā kartuṁ bhūya eva tavepsitam ||
উত্তঙ্কে ক’লে—“চাণ্ডালৰ ৰূপ ধৰা ভগৱান ইন্দ্ৰক প্ৰত্যাখ্যান কৰা তোমাৰ বাবে অতি গম্ভীৰ অপৰাধ। তথাপি তোমাৰ ইচ্ছা পূৰ্ণ কৰিবলৈ মোৰ সাধ্য অনুসাৰে যি কৰিব পাৰি, মই পুনৰো সেই কৰিম।”
उत्तडुक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not judge worth by outward appearance or social markers; a grave ethical lapse occurs when one rejects a worthy being (even a deity) based on form. Dharma requires discernment, restraint, and readiness to correct one’s mistake through renewed right effort.
Uttanka points out that Indra appeared in the guise of a Caṇḍāla and that rejecting him was a serious offense. He then reassures the other party that he will attempt once more to do whatever he can to accomplish the desired aim.