Shloka 170
तत् सौम्य गम्यतामनुजाने भवन्तं श्रेयोडवाप्स्यसीति । स उपाध्यायेनानुज्ञातो भगवानुत्तड़कः: क्रुद्धस्तक्षकं प्रतिचिकीर्षमाणो हास्तिनपुरं प्रतस्थे,“अतः सौम्य! अब तुम जाओ, मैं तुम्हें जानेकी आज्ञा देता हूँ। तुम कल्याणके भागी होओगे।” उपाध्यायकी आज्ञा पाकर उत्तंक तक्षकके प्रति कुपित हो उससे बदला लेनेकी इच्छासे हस्तिनापुरकी ओर चल दिये
tat saumya gamyatām anujāne bhavantaṃ śreyod avāpsyasīti | sa upādhyāyenānujñāto bhagavān uttaṅkaḥ kruddhas takṣakaṃ praticikīrṣamāṇo hāstinapuraṃ pratasthē |
„Guter Freund, du magst nun gehen; ich gewähre dir Urlaub. Du wirst wahrhaft Heilvolles erlangen.“ So von seinem Lehrer entlassen, brach der ehrwürdige Uttanka — zornig auf Takṣaka und auf Vergeltung bedacht — nach Hāstinapura auf.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse juxtaposes a teacher’s blessing for the disciple’s welfare (śreyaḥ) with the disciple’s turn toward anger and revenge. It highlights an ethical warning: even when one is formally ‘permitted’ and outwardly blessed, inner motives—especially wrath—can drive actions toward harmful outcomes.
Uttanka receives leave from his teacher to depart, along with a benediction that he will attain auspicious good. Immediately after, Uttanka, furious at the serpent Takṣaka and seeking retaliation, begins his journey toward Hāstinapura, advancing the plot that links Takṣaka with events in the Kuru realm.