Shloka 29
Uttaṅka’s Petition for Madayantī’s Divine Earrings (Maṇikuṇḍala) — Agreement, Proof, and Vigilance
अहल्योवाच सौदासपत्न्या विधृते दिव्ये ये मणिकुण्डले । ते समानय भद्ठं ते गुर्वर्थ: सुकृतो भवेत्
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: Ahalyovāca—Saudāsa-patnyā vidhṛte divye ye maṇi-kuṇḍale, te samānaya; bhadraṁ te; gurv-arthaḥ sukṛto bhavet.
Sinabi ni Ahalyā: “Anak, dalhin mo rito ang dalawang banal na hikaw na may mga hiyas, na suot ng reyna ni Haring Saudāsa. Nawa’y mapasa iyo ang kabutihan. Sa pagdadala mo niyon, ganap na matutupad ang iyong guru-dakṣiṇā.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical importance of completing one’s obligation to the teacher (guru-dakṣiṇā) with sincerity and precision, and it frames the act as a dharmic duty whose proper fulfillment brings auspiciousness.
Ahalyā instructs someone (implicitly a student or seeker) to fetch the divine jewel earrings worn by King Saudāsa’s queen, stating that obtaining them will complete the required offering to the guru.