Shloka 21
Guṇa-vibhāga and Prāṇa–Agni–Yoga Upadeśa (गुणविभाग तथा प्राण-अग्नि-योगोपदेश)
नागानामथ यक्षाणां गन्धर्वाणां च सर्वश: । अवाप्य स वरं राजन् सर्वलोकपितामहात्
nāgānām atha yakṣāṇāṃ gandharvāṇāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ | avāpya sa varaṃ rājan sarvalokapitāmahāt ||
اُتّنک نے کہا—اے راجا، تمام جہانوں کے پِتامہہ برہما سے ور پا کر وہ ناگوں، یکشوں اور گندھروؤں کے لیے بھی ہر طرح ناقابلِ قتل ہو گیا ہے۔
उत्तड़क उवाच
Educational Q&A
A boon from a cosmic authority can confer extraordinary protection, but the ethical implication is that such power should not be mistaken for moral rightness; dharma remains the higher measure even when one is beyond ordinary harm.
Uttanka reports to the king that a certain figure has received a boon from Brahmā, making him wholly invulnerable to classes of supernatural beings—Nāgas, Yakṣas, and Gandharvas—thereby explaining why he cannot be easily checked or punished by them.