Shloka 28
Guṇa-vibhāga and Prāṇa–Agni–Yoga Upadeśa (गुणविभाग तथा प्राण-अग्नि-योगोपदेश)
तेजसा तव तेजश्व विष्णुराप्याययिष्यति । विष्णुना च वरो दत्त: पूर्व मम महीपते,भूपाल! भगवान् विष्णु अपने तेजसे आपके तेजको बढ़ायेंगे। उन्होंने पूर्वकालमें मुझे यह वर दिया था कि जो राजा उस भयानक एवं महान् असुरका वध करनेको उद्यत होगा, उस दुर्धर्ष वीरके भीतर मेरा वैष्णव तेज प्रवेश करेगा
tejasā tava tejaśva viṣṇur āpyāyayiṣyati | viṣṇunā ca varo dattaḥ pūrvaṁ mama mahīpate bhūpāla |
Uttanka said: “O radiant king, Lord Viṣṇu will strengthen your splendor by His own divine energy. Long ago, O lord of the earth, Viṣṇu granted me a boon: whichever king rises to slay that dreadful and mighty asura, into that unconquerable hero my Vaiṣṇava power will enter.”
उत्तड़क उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteous action undertaken for the protection of the world is supported by divine grace: when a king commits to destroying a great threat, Viṣṇu’s power can augment the hero’s inner strength, showing the harmony of human effort and divine empowerment in dharma.
Uttanka addresses a king, assuring him that Viṣṇu will increase his splendor. He recalls an earlier boon from Viṣṇu: the king who sets out to kill a formidable asura will receive Uttanka’s Vaiṣṇava energy within, making him capable of the deed.