Shloka 30
Jaratkāru’s Marital Compact and Departure (जरत्कारु–जरत्कारुणी संवादः)
विधिना सम्प्रयुक्तो वै ऋषिवाक्येन तेन तु । यस्मिन्नेव फले नागस्तमेवा भक्षयत् स्वयम्,विधाताके विधान एवं महर्षिके वचनसे प्रेरित होकर राजाने वही फल स्वयं खाया, जिसपर तक्षक नाग बैठा था
vidhinā samprayukto vai ṛṣivākyena tena tu | yasminneva phale nāgas tamevā bhakṣayat svayam ||
Didorong oleh takdir dan dipacu oleh ujaran sang resi itu, raja sendiri memakan buah yang sama—buah yang diduduki oleh ular (Takṣaka). Maka terlaksanalah akibat yang telah ditetapkan, yang digerakkan oleh kata-kata seorang maharesi.
तक्षक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how actions unfold when destiny aligns with the potent force of a sage’s speech: once a moral-spiritual cause (ṛṣi-vākya) is set, consequences mature inevitably, reminding rulers and listeners to treat ascetic speech and ethical restraint with seriousness.
Takṣaka states that, driven by fate and by the impetus of a sage’s words, the king ended up eating the very fruit on which the serpent was positioned—an immediate narrative mechanism by which the foretold or ordained outcome is fulfilled.