Shloka 11
उलूपीं मां निबोध त्वं मातरं पन्नगात्मजाम् | कुरुष्व वचन पुत्र धर्मस्ते भविता पर:,“बेटा! तुम्हें विदित होना चाहिये कि मैं तुम्हारी विमाता नागकन्या उलूपी हूँ। तुम मेरी आज्ञाका पालन करो। इससे तुम्हें महान् धर्मकी प्राप्ति होगी”
ulūpīṃ māṃ nibodha tvaṃ mātaraṃ pannagātmajām | kuruṣva vacana putra dharmas te bhavitā paraḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “Know me, my son, as Ulūpī—your mother, the daughter of the Nāga race. Obey my instruction, child; by doing so, a higher dharma will come to you.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes that accepting one’s true relationships and obeying a rightful maternal/elder command can lead to ‘para dharma’—a higher form of righteous conduct aligned with moral order.
Ulūpī reveals her identity as the speaker’s mother and as a Nāga-born woman, then instructs her son to follow her directive, assuring him that compliance will bring him greater dharma.