Shloka 30
Kṛṣṇasya Dvārakā-praveśaḥ — Krishna’s Return to Dvārakā and the Raivataka Festival
ततः खनत एवाथ वित्रर्षरर्धरणीतलम् । नागलोकस्य पन्थानं कर्तुकामस्य निश्चयात्
tataḥ khanata evātha vitṛṣarardharaṇītalam | nāgalokasya panthānaṃ kartukāmasya niścayāt |
Dijo Vaiśaṃpāyana: Luego, resuelto a abrir un paso hacia el reino de los Nāgas, Uttanka siguió cavando en la tierra sin descanso. En aquel mismo lugar llegó Indra —el poderoso portador del rayo— sentado en un carro uncido a caballos, y se encontró con el más eminente de los brāhmaṇas, Uttanka.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfast resolve (niścaya) in pursuing a chosen aim, while also showing that human effort in the epic often intersects with divine presence—suggesting that determination and higher-order forces both shape outcomes within dharma.
Uttanka, intent on reaching the Nāga realm, keeps digging into the earth to create a passage. At that moment Indra, the thunderbolt-bearing king of the gods, arrives in a horse-drawn chariot and meets Uttanka.