Shloka 18
उत्तङ्कोपाख्यानम् — Maṇi-Kuṇḍala Retrieval and Entry into Nāgaloka
Chapter 57
उत्तंक बोले--नरेश्वर! मैं कहाँ आपकी पत्नीको ढूँढ़ता फिरूँगा? मुझे क्योंकर उनका दर्शन हो सकेगा? आप स्वयं ही अपनी पत्नीके पास क्यों नहीं चलते? ।। सौदास उवाच तां द्रक्ष्यति भवानद्य कस्मिंश्चिद् वननिर्झरे । षष्ठे काले न हि मया सा शक््या द्रष्टमद्य वै,सौदासने कहा--ब्रह्मन! उन्हें आज आप वनमें किसी झरनेके पास देखेंगे। यह दिनका छठा भाग है (मैं आहारकी खोजमें हूँ), अतः इस समय मैं उनसे नहीं मिल सकता
saudāsa uvāca | tāṁ drakṣyati bhavān adya kasmiṁścid vananirjhare | ṣaṣṭhe kāle na hi mayā sā śakyā draṣṭum adya vai ||
सौदास उवाच—तां द्रक्ष्यसि भवानद्य कस्मिंश्चिद् वननिर्झरे । षष्ठे काले न हि मया सा शक्या द्रष्टुं ह्यद्य वै ॥
सौदास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights restraint and time-discipline: even when a goal is urgent, one should act within proper limits of time and capacity, speaking truthfully about what is feasible rather than making reckless promises.
Saudāsa informs the other party that the sought woman will be seen that very day near a forest spring, but he himself cannot meet her at that moment because it is the sixth division of the day, a time when he is not able to see her.