Shloka 243
पञ्चमहाभूतगुण-इन्द्रियनिग्रह-उपदेशः | Teaching on the Qualities of the Five Elements and Sense-Control
उत्तड़कमब्रवीद् विष्णु: प्रीतस्ते5हं वरं वृणु । महात्मा उत्तड़कके इस प्रकार स्तुति करनेपर सम्पूर्ण इन्द्रियोंके प्रेरक भगवान् विष्णुने उनसे कहा--'सहर्ष! मैं तुमपर बहुत प्रसन्न हूँ। तुम कोई वर माँगो”
uṭṭaḍakam abravīd viṣṇuḥ: prīto 'smi te varaṁ vṛṇu |
Entonces Viṣṇu, complacido, dijo a Uttaḍaka: «Estoy satisfecho contigo. Elige un don». Así, ante la alabanza del gran asceta, el Señor—impulsor de todos los sentidos—le concedió pedir una gracia.
उत्तडुक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Devotion and sincere praise can invite divine grace, but the boon is also a moral test: one must choose in alignment with dharma rather than desire.
After Uttaḍaka’s stuti (praise), Viṣṇu appears (or responds) and, pleased, offers him a boon, shifting the episode from worship to the consequential act of requesting a gift.