Shloka 30
ततः खनत एवाथ वित्रर्षरर्धरणीतलम् । नागलोकस्य पन्थानं कर्तुकामस्य निश्चयात्,उत्तंक नागलोकमें जानेका मार्ग बनानेके लिये निश्चय करके धरती खोदते ही जा रहे थे कि महातेजस्वी वज्रधारी इन्द्र घोड़े जुते हुए रथपर बैठकर उस स्थानपर आ पहुँचे और विप्रवर उत्तंकसे मिले
tataḥ khanata evātha vitṛṣarardharaṇītalam | nāgalokasya panthānaṃ kartukāmasya niścayāt |
Vaiśampāyana said: Then, resolved to make a passage to the realm of the Nāgas, Uttanka kept digging into the earth without pause. At that very spot, Indra—the mighty wielder of the thunderbolt—arrived seated on a chariot yoked with horses and encountered the foremost of 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.