Shloka 2
उत्तङ्कोपाख्यानम् — Maṇi-Kuṇḍala Retrieval and Entry into Nāgaloka
Chapter 57
चकार न व्यथां विप्रो राजा त्वेनमथाब्रवीत् । प्रत्युत्थाय महातेजा भयकर्ता यमोपम:
Vaiśampāyana uvāca | cakāra na vyathāṃ vipro rājā tv enam athābravīt | pratyutthāya mahātejā bhayakartā yamopamaḥ ||
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಅವನನ್ನು ಕಂಡರೂ ಆ ವಿಪ್ರನು ಅಲ್ಪವೂ ವ್ಯಥೆಪಡಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಆಗ ಯಮನಂತೆ ಭಯಂಕರನಾದ ಮಹಾತೇಜಸ್ವಿ ರಾಜನು ಅವನನ್ನು ಕಂಡ ತಕ್ಷಣ ಎದ್ದು ಗೌರವಿಸಿ ಮಾತಾಡಿದನು।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic hierarchy and conduct: a spiritually grounded brāhmaṇa remains unshaken before intimidating power, and a righteous king upholds dharma by rising to honor and respectfully addressing a worthy brāhmaṇa.
A brāhmaṇa arrives before a fearsome, powerful king. The brāhmaṇa shows no fear, while the king rises in greeting and begins to speak to him, signaling formal respect and the start of their exchange.