Shloka 31
Kṛṣṇasya Dvārakā-praveśaḥ — Krishna’s Return to Dvārakā and the Raivataka Festival
रथेन हरियुक्तेन तं देशमुपजग्मिवान् । वज्रपाणिर्महातेजास्तं ददर्श द्विजोत्तमम्
rathena hariyuktena taṃ deśam upajagmivān | vajrapāṇir mahātejās taṃ dadarśa dvijottamam ||
毗湿摩波耶那说：手执金刚杵、威光赫奕的因陀罗，乘着由黄褐骏马牵引的战车来到那处，看见了婆罗门中最卓越者——乌坦迦。正当这位苦行者以坚决之志不断掘地，欲为通往那伽界开辟道路之时，神圣的权威忽然降临，预示着事势的转折，并将引出关于正法与个人复仇之限度的劝诫。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When intense personal resolve is in motion, higher discernment may arrive through legitimate authority (here, Indra). The episode suggests that zeal—especially when tied to anger or vengeance—should be tempered by guidance aligned with dharma.
Indra, radiant and bearing the thunderbolt, arrives in a chariot drawn by tawny horses and sees Uttanka at that location. This encounter signals an impending exchange in which Uttanka’s determined course will be addressed by a divine interlocutor.