Shloka 30
Kṛṣṇasya Dvārakā-praveśaḥ — Krishna’s Return to Dvārakā and the Raivataka Festival
ततः खनत एवाथ वित्रर्षरर्धरणीतलम् । नागलोकस्य पन्थानं कर्तुकामस्य निश्चयात्
tataḥ khanata evātha vitṛṣarardharaṇītalam | nāgalokasya panthānaṃ kartukāmasya niścayāt |
Disse Vaiśaṃpāyana: Então, decidido a abrir uma passagem para o reino dos Nāgas, Uttanka continuou a cavar a terra sem cessar. Naquele mesmo lugar, Indra—o poderoso portador do vajra—chegou sentado num carro atrelado a cavalos e encontrou o mais eminente dos brāhmaṇas, Uttanka.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfast resolve (niścaya) in pursuing a chosen aim, while also showing that human effort in the epic often intersects with divine presence—suggesting that determination and higher-order forces both shape outcomes within dharma.
Uttanka, intent on reaching the Nāga realm, keeps digging into the earth to create a passage. At that moment Indra, the thunderbolt-bearing king of the gods, arrives in a horse-drawn chariot and meets Uttanka.