Shloka 88
Ādi-parva Adhyāya 3 — Janamejaya’s Rite, Dhaumya’s Parīkṣā, and Uttanka’s Kuṇḍala Quest (सर्पसत्रप्रस्तावना–गुरुपरीक्षा–उत्तङ्कोपाख्यान)
तस्य पुनरुपाध्याय: कालान्तरेण गृहमाजगाम तस्मात् प्रवासात् | स तु तद् वृत्तं तस्याशेषमुपलभ्य प्रीतिमानभूत्,इसके बाद कुछ काल बीतनेपर उपाध्याय वेद परदेशसे अपने घर लौट आये। आनेपर उन्हें उत्तंकका सारा वृत्तान्त मालूम हुआ, इससे वे बड़े प्रसन्न हुए
tasya punar upādhyāyaḥ kālāntareṇa gṛham ājagāma tasmāt pravāsāt | sa tu tad vṛttaṁ tasyāśeṣam upalabhya prītimān abhūt |
After some time, his teacher returned home from that period of living away. On arriving, he learned the entire account of what had happened, and this knowledge filled him with deep satisfaction—signaling approval of the disciple’s conduct and the successful completion of the entrusted duty.
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