Shloka 20
Uttanka’s Guru-Śuśrūṣā and the Commission to Retrieve the Maṇikuṇḍalas (उत्तङ्क-गुरुशुश्रूषा तथा मणिकुण्डल-आदेशः)
चिक्षेप च स तं धीमान् वाग्भिरुग्राभिरच्युतम् । पुनः पुनश्च मातड़ः पिबस्वेति तमब्रवीत्,उस समय बुद्धिमान् उत्तंकने अपने कठोर वचनों-द्वारा भगवान् श्रीकृष्णपर भी आक्षेप किया। उधर चाण्डाल बारंबार आग्रह करने लगा--“महर्षे! जल पी लीजिये”
cikṣepa ca sa taṃ dhīmān vāgbhir ugrābhir acyutam | punaḥ punaś ca mātaraḥ pibasveti tam abravīt ||
Da schleuderte der weise Uttaṅka im Zorn harte Worte sogar gegen Acyuta (Śrī Kṛṣṇa), als gäbe er ihm die Schuld. Der Caṇḍāla aber drängte ihn immer wieder: „O großer ṛṣi, trink das Wasser!“
उत्तडुक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse cautions that even the wise can fall into adharma through harsh speech when overcome by anger or distress; restraint in words and reverence toward the worthy—especially toward the divine—are ethical imperatives.
Uttanka, agitated, verbally attacks even Kṛṣṇa (Acyuta). At the same time a Caṇḍāla repeatedly urges him to drink water, indicating a pressure-filled moment that functions as a test and a turning point in the episode.