Shloka 18
Kṛṣṇasya Dvārakā-praveśaḥ — Krishna’s Return to Dvārakā and the Raivataka Festival
गृहीत्वा कुण्डले दिव्ये गुरुपत्न्या: प्रियंकर: । जवेन महता प्रायाद् गौतमस्याश्रमं प्रति,गुरुपत्नीका प्रिय करनेवाले उत्तंक दोनों दिव्य कुण्डल लेकर बड़े वेगसे गौतमके आश्रमकी ओर बढ़े
gṛhītvā kuṇḍale divye gurupatnyāḥ priyaṅkaraḥ | javena mahatā prāyād gautamasyāśramaṃ prati ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Setelah mengambil sepasang kuṇḍala yang bersifat ilahi—yang dikasihi isteri gurunya dan untuk menyenangkannya—Uttaṅka berangkat dengan sangat pantas menuju pertapaan Gautama.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma expressed as prompt, faithful fulfillment of one’s obligation to the guru’s household—acting to please the guru-patnī and hastening to complete the entrusted task without negligence.
Uttaṅka has obtained the divine earrings desired by his teacher’s wife; carrying them, he departs quickly and heads toward Gautama’s hermitage to deliver them and complete his duty.