Shloka 31

Uttanka’s Guru-Śuśrūṣā and the Commission to Retrieve the Maṇikuṇḍalas (उत्तङ्क-गुरुशुश्रूषा तथा मणिकुण्डल-आदेशः)

Devanagari script

भूत्वामृतं प्रदास्थामि भार्गवाय महात्मने । यद्येवं प्रतिगृह्नाति भार्गवो5मृतमद्य वै,“तब देवराज इन्द्र मुझे प्रसन्न करके बोले--'सर्वव्यापी महामते! यदि भृगुनन्दन महात्मा उत्तंकको अमृत अवश्य देना है तो मैं चाण्डालका रूप धारण करके उन्हें अमृत प्रदान करूँगा। यदि इस प्रकार आज भृगुवंशी उत्तंक अमृत लेना स्वीकार करेंगे तो मैं उन्हें वर देनेके लिये अभी जा रहा हूँ और यदि वे अस्वीकार कर देंगे तो मैं किसी तरह उन्हें अमृत नहीं दूँगा"

Transliteration

bhūtvāmṛtaṃ pradāsthāmi bhārgavāya mahātmane | yadyevaṃ pratigṛhṇāti bhārgavo 'mṛtam adya vai ||

Translation

อุตตังกะกล่าวว่า “เราจะเนรมิตตนเป็นรูปแห่งอมฤตเอง แล้วถวายแด่มหาตมะภารควะ หากวันนี้ภารควะรับอมฤตด้วยวิธีนี้ พรและการคืนดีจักสำเร็จ; แต่หากเขาปฏิเสธ ก็จักมิได้ประทานทานแห่งความเป็นอมตะ”

Word by Word

भूत्वाhaving become

अमृतम्nectar, ambrosia

प्रदास्यामिI will give

भार्गवायto Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)

महात्मनेto the great-souled one

यदिif

एवम्thus, in this manner

प्रतिगृह्णातिaccepts, receives

भार्गवःBhārgava

अमृतम्nectar, ambrosia

अद्यtoday, now

वैindeed, surely

Speaker

उत्तडुक उवाच

Characters & Entities

Uttaṅka

Bhārgava (Paraśurāma)

Amṛta (nectar of immortality)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A divine gift is not merely a substance but a moral test: acceptance or refusal reveals one’s intention, purity, and readiness. The verse highlights that outcomes (boon, reconciliation, or denial) hinge on ethical discernment and the recipient’s willingness to accept what is offered in an unusual or challenging form.

What is happening in the narrative?

Uttaṅka declares his intention to deliver amṛta to the Bhārgava (Paraśurāma). The episode frames the offering as conditional: if the Bhārgava accepts the nectar presented in this manner, the desired result follows; if he rejects it, the nectar will not be obtained—echoing the broader context (in the Gītā Press narration) of Indra’s stratagem involving a disguised form and a test of acceptance.