Shloka 16
उत्तङ्कोपाख्यानम् — Maṇi-Kuṇḍala Retrieval and Entry into Nāgaloka
Chapter 57
सैवमुक्ता त्वया नूनं॑ मद्वाक्येन शुचिव्रता । प्रदास्यति द्विजश्रेष्ठ कुण्डले ते न संशय:
saivamuktā tvayā nūnaṁ madvākyena śucivratā | pradāsyati dvijaśreṣṭha kuṇḍale te na saṁśayaḥ ||
वैशम्पायन उवाच—एवं त्वया समुक्ता सा शुचिव्रता नूनम् । मद्वाक्यप्रेरिता देवि प्रदास्यति ते कुण्डले, द्विजश्रेष्ठ; न संशयः ॥
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights confidence in dharmic persuasion: truthful, well-intentioned speech can move a virtuous person to act rightly—here, to give a requested gift—without coercion.
Vaiśaṃpāyana assures a Brahmin that the virtuous woman, having been addressed appropriately and influenced by the speaker’s words, will certainly hand over the earrings; the statement functions as a narrative guarantee of the forthcoming act.