Shloka 16
उत्तङ्कोपाख्यानम् — Maṇi-Kuṇḍala Retrieval and Entry into Nāgaloka
Chapter 57
सैवमुक्ता त्वया नूनं॑ मद्वाक्येन शुचिव्रता । प्रदास्यति द्विजश्रेष्ठ कुण्डले ते न संशय:
saivamuktā tvayā nūnaṁ madvākyena śucivratā | pradāsyati dvijaśreṣṭha kuṇḍale te na saṁśayaḥ ||
वैशम्पायन बोले—हे द्विजश्रेष्ठ! तुम्हारे इस प्रकार कहने पर वह शुचिव्रता स्त्री मेरे वचनों से प्रेरित होकर निश्चय ही तुम्हें अपने दोनों कुण्डल दे देगी; इसमें कोई संशय नहीं।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights confidence in dharmic persuasion: truthful, well-intentioned speech can move a virtuous person to act rightly—here, to give a requested gift—without coercion.
Vaiśaṃpāyana assures a Brahmin that the virtuous woman, having been addressed appropriately and influenced by the speaker’s words, will certainly hand over the earrings; the statement functions as a narrative guarantee of the forthcoming act.