Shloka 21
Uttanka’s Guru-Śuśrūṣā and the Commission to Retrieve the Maṇikuṇḍalas (उत्तङ्क-गुरुशुश्रूषा तथा मणिकुण्डल-आदेशः)
न चापिबत् स सक्रोध: क्षुभितेनान्तरात्मना । स तथा निश्चयात् तेन प्रत्याख्यातो महात्मना
na cāpibat sa sakrodhaḥ kṣubhitena antarātmanā | sa tathā niścayāt tena pratyākhyāto mahātmanā ||
উত্তঙ্ক সেই জল পান করলেন না। তিনি ক্রোধে দগ্ধ ও অন্তরে গভীরভাবে বিচলিত ছিলেন; তবু নিজের সংকল্পে অটল থেকে মহাত্মা দৃঢ় উত্তরে তাকে প্রত্যাখ্যান করলেন।
उत्तडुक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when anger and inner agitation arise, one should not act impulsively; ethical strength is shown by holding firmly to a considered resolve and refusing what one judges improper.
The speaker describes a moment where the person addressed does not drink the offered water; though enraged and inwardly disturbed, the great-souled figure remains unwavering and rejects the other party with a firm reply.