Shloka 15
Uttanka’s Guru-Śuśrūṣā and the Commission to Retrieve the Maṇikuṇḍalas (उत्तङ्क-गुरुशुश्रूषा तथा मणिकुण्डल-आदेशः)
ततः कदाचिद् भगवानुत्तड़कस्तोयकाडुक्षया । तृषितः परिचक्राम मरौ सस्मार चाच्युतम्
tataḥ kadācid bhagavān uttaḍakaḥ toyakāṅkṣayā | tṛṣitaḥ paricakrāma marau sasmāra cācyutam ||
پھر ایک دن بھگوان اُتَّنک مُنی کو سخت پیاس لگی۔ پانی کی طلب میں وہ اس ریگستان میں ادھر اُدھر بھٹکنے لگے، اور بھٹکتے بھٹکتے انہوں نے اَچُّیُت شری کرشن کو یاد کیا۔
उत्तडुक उवाच
Educational Q&A
In hardship, one should steady the mind through remembrance of the divine; devotion and inner recollection become a source of strength and guidance when external supports (like water in a desert) are absent.
Uttanka becomes intensely thirsty and searches for water while wandering in a desert; during this distress he remembers Acyuta (Kṛṣṇa), indicating a turn toward divine help and protection.