Shloka 15
Uttaṅka’s Petition for Madayantī’s Divine Earrings (Maṇikuṇḍala) — Agreement, Proof, and Vigilance
उत्तडुक उवाच भवद्गतेन मनसा भवत्प्रियचिकीर्षया । भवद्धक्तिगतेनेह भवद्धावानुगेन च
uttaḍuka uvāca: bhavad-gatena manasā bhavat-priya-cikīrṣayā | bhavad-bhakti-gateneha bhavad-dhāvānugena ca ||
Uttaḍuka berkata: “Wahai Gurudeva, pikiranku senantiasa tertambat padamu. Dengan hasrat melakukan apa yang menyenangkan hatimu, aku terus-menerus tekun dalam pelayananmu; seluruh kasih-baktiku hanya tertuju kepadamu. Tenggelam dalam bhakti kepadamu, aku tidak mengejar kenikmatan duniawi, bahkan tidak menyadari datangnya usia tua. Seratus tahun telah berlalu selama aku tinggal di sini, namun engkau belum juga memberiku izin untuk pulang.”
उत्तडुक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Single-pointed devotion expressed as sustained service: the speaker claims that dedication to the revered person (guru/elder) can eclipse worldly pleasures and even the awareness of time and aging, but also implies an ethical need for proper closure—permission to return home after fulfilling service.
Uttaḍuka addresses his superior, explaining that he has spent a very long time (said to be a hundred years) serving with unwavering devotion and without seeking worldly comforts, and he laments that he has not yet been granted leave to go back home.