Shloka 2
उत्तङ्कोपाख्यानम् — Maṇi-Kuṇḍala Retrieval and Entry into Nāgaloka
Chapter 57
चकार न व्यथां विप्रो राजा त्वेनमथाब्रवीत् । प्रत्युत्थाय महातेजा भयकर्ता यमोपम:
Vaiśampāyana uvāca | cakāra na vyathāṃ vipro rājā tv enam athābravīt | pratyutthāya mahātejā bhayakartā yamopamaḥ ||
वैशम्पायन उवाच—तं दृष्ट्वा न व्यथां चकार विप्रः। अथैनं दृष्ट्वा महातेजा राजा यमोपमो भयकर्ता प्रत्युत्थाय तं समभाषत।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic hierarchy and conduct: a spiritually grounded brāhmaṇa remains unshaken before intimidating power, and a righteous king upholds dharma by rising to honor and respectfully addressing a worthy brāhmaṇa.
A brāhmaṇa arrives before a fearsome, powerful king. The brāhmaṇa shows no fear, while the king rises in greeting and begins to speak to him, signaling formal respect and the start of their exchange.