Shloka 13
Uttaṅka’s Petition for Madayantī’s Divine Earrings (Maṇikuṇḍala) — Agreement, Proof, and Vigilance
ततो गुरुसुता तस्य पद्मपत्रनि भानना,तब कमलदलके समान प्रफुल्ल मुखवाली विशाललोचना परम सुन्दरी धर्मज्ञ गुरुपुत्रीने पिताकी आज्ञा पाकर विनीत भावसे सिर झुकाये वहाँ आयी और अपने हाथोंमें उसने मुनिके आँसू ग्रहण कर लिये ।।
tato gurusutā tasya padmapatranibhānanā | tasyā nipetatur dagdhau karau tair aśrubindubhiḥ | na hi tān aśrupātāṁs tu śaktā dhārayituṁ mahī ||
随后，师尊之女——面容灿然如莲瓣——奉父命而来，神情谦恭，在双手中捧接牟尼的泪水。然而那泪滴炽热如火，灼伤了她的双手，泪水遂坠落大地。即便大地，也承受不住那坠落泪滴的重量与热力。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral and spiritual gravity of a sage’s grief: intense inner states—especially those rooted in tapas and truth—carry real force in the world. It also underscores dharmic humility and obedience, as the guru’s daughter acts with reverence, yet even her virtue cannot neutralize the potency of the sage’s sorrow.
A guru’s daughter, described as lotus-faced, comes respectfully on her father’s instruction and tries to collect a sage’s tears in her hands. The tears are so powerful that they burn her hands and fall to the ground; even the earth is said to be unable to bear those falling tear-drops.