14.054
उत्तङ्क उवाच॥
Uttaṅka said.
अभिजानामि जगतः कर्तारं त्वां जनार्दन। नूनं भवत्प्रसादोऽयमिति मे नास्ति संशयः ॥१४-५४-१॥
O Janardana, I recognize you as the creator of the world. Truly, this is your grace—of this, I have no doubt. (14-54-1)
चित्तं च सुप्रसन्नं मे त्वद्भावगतमच्युत। विनिवृत्तश्च मे कोप इति विद्धि परन्तप ॥१४-५४-२॥
Know, O Acyuta, that my mind is very serene, absorbed in devotion to you, and that my anger has been withdrawn, O scorcher of foes. (14-54-2)
यदि त्वनुग्रहं कञ्चित्त्वत्तोऽर्होऽहं जनार्दन। द्रष्टुमिच्छामि ते रूपमैश्वरं तन्निदर्शय ॥१४-५४-३॥
O Janārdana, if I am in any way worthy of your favour from you, I wish to see your divine form—show me that. (14-54-3)
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
ततः स तस्मै प्रीतात्मा दर्शयामास तद्वपुः। शाश्वतं वैष्णवं धीमान्ददृशे यद्धनञ्जयः ॥१४-५४-४॥
Then, with a pleased mind, he showed to him that eternal Viṣṇu form, which the wise Arjuna (Dhanañjaya) beheld. (14-54-4)
स ददर्श महात्मानं विश्वरूपं महाभुजम्। विस्मयं च ययौ विप्रस्तद्दृष्ट्वा रूपमैश्वरम् ॥१४-५४-५॥
He saw the great-souled, universal-form, mighty-armed one. Having seen that divine form, the brāhmaṇa became filled with astonishment. (14-54-5)
उत्तङ्क उवाच॥
Uttaṅka said.
विश्वकर्मन्नमस्तेऽस्तु यस्य ते रूपमीदृशम्। पद्भ्यां ते पृथिवी व्याप्ता शिरसा चावृतं नभः ॥१४-५४-६॥
O Viśvakarman, salutations to you! Such is your form, by whose feet the earth is pervaded and by whose head the sky is covered. (14-54-6)
द्यावापृथिव्योर्यन्मध्यं जठरेण तदावृतम्। भुजाभ्यामावृताश्चाशास्त्वमिदं सर्वमच्युत ॥१४-५४-७॥
O Acyuta, that which is the middle of heaven and earth is covered by your belly; and with your two arms, you support and cover this entire universe.
संहरस्व पुनर्देव रूपमक्षय्यमुत्तमम्। पुनस्त्वां स्वेन रूपेण द्रष्टुमिच्छामि शाश्वतम् ॥१४-५४-८॥
O Lord, withdraw again your supreme imperishable form. I desire to see you once more in your own eternal form. (14-54-8)
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
तमुवाच प्रसन्नात्मा गोविन्दो जनमेजय। वरं वृणीष्वेति तदा तमुत्तङ्कोऽब्रवीदिदम् ॥१४-५४-९॥
O Janamejaya, Govinda with a serene mind said to him, "Choose a boon." Then, Uttaṅka spoke these words to him. (14-54-9)
पर्याप्त एष एवाद्य वरस्त्वत्तो महाद्युते। यत्ते रूपमिदं कृष्ण पश्यामि प्रभवाप्ययम् ॥१४-५४-१०॥
This boon from you today is sufficient, O greatly radiant one. That form of yours, O Kṛṣṇa, I see as the source and dissolution. (14-54-10)
तमब्रवीत्पुनः कृष्णो मा त्वमत्र विचारय। अवश्यमेतत्कर्तव्यममोघं दर्शनं मम ॥१४-५४-११॥
Kṛṣṇa again said to him, "Do not deliberate here. This certainly must be done; my sight is unfailing." (14-54-11)
उत्तङ्क उवाच॥
Uttaṅka said.
अवश्यकरणीयं वै यद्येतन्मन्यसे विभो। तोयमिच्छामि यत्रेष्टं मरुष्वेतद्धि दुर्लभम् ॥१४-५४-१२॥
O lord, if you consider this necessary to be accomplished, I desire water at the desired place, for in the deserts this is indeed difficult to obtain. (14-54-12)
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
ततः संहृत्य तत्तेजः प्रोवाचोत्तङ्कमीश्वरः। एष्टव्ये सति चिन्त्योऽहमित्युक्त्वा द्वारकां ययौ ॥१४-५४-१३॥
Then, having withdrawn that radiance, the Lord addressed Uttaṅka, saying: 'When the worship is to be performed, I am to be meditated upon thus.' Having said so, he went to Dvārakā. (14-54-13)
ततः कदाचिद्भगवानुत्तङ्कस्तोयकाङ्क्षया। तृषितः परिचक्राम मरौ सस्मार चाच्युतम् ॥१४-५४-१४॥
Then, once, the revered Uttaṅka, desiring water, wandered thirsty in the desert and remembered Acyuta. (14-54-14)
ततो दिग्वाससं धीमान्मातङ्गं मलपङ्किनम्। अपश्यत मरौ तस्मिञ्श्वयूथपरिवारितम् ॥१४-५४-१५॥
Then the wise man saw, in that desert, an elephant who was naked and dirty, covered with filth and mire, and surrounded by a pack of dogs. (14-54-15)
भीषणं बद्धनिस्त्रिंशं बाणकार्मुकधारिणम्। तस्याधः स्रोतसोऽपश्यद्वारि भूरि द्विजोत्तमः ॥१४-५४-१६॥
The eminent Brahmin saw a great amount of water below the current, along with a terrible figure bearing a sword, arrows, and a bow. (14-54-16)
स्मरन्नेव च तं प्राह मातङ्गः प्रहसन्निव। एह्युत्तङ्क प्रतीच्छस्व मत्तो वारि भृगूद्वह ॥ कृपा हि मे सुमहती त्वां दृष्ट्वा तृट्समाहतम् ॥१४-५४-१७॥
The elephant, as if smiling and recalling him, said: "Come, Uttanka, receive water from me, O carrier of Bhrigu. Indeed, my compassion is very great, having seen you afflicted by thirst." (14-54-17)
इत्युक्तस्तेन स मुनिस्तत्तोयं नाभ्यनन्दत। चिक्षेप च स तं धीमान्वाग्भिरुग्राभिरच्युतम् ॥१४-५४-१८॥
Thus addressed by him, the sage did not accept that water, and the wise one rebuked Acyuta with harsh words. (14-54-18)
पुनः पुनश्च मातङ्गः पिबस्वेति तमब्रवीत्। न चापिबत्स सक्रोधः क्षुभितेनान्तरात्मना ॥१४-५४-१९॥
Repeatedly, the elephant said to him, "Drink." But, filled with anger and an agitated mind, he did not drink. (14-54-19)
स तथा निश्चयात्तेन प्रत्याख्यातो महात्मना। श्वभिः सह महाराज तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ॥१४-५४-२०॥
He, O great king, thus being rejected with resolve by the great-souled one, disappeared there itself together with the dogs. (14-54-20)
उत्तङ्कस्तं तथा दृष्ट्वा ततो व्रीडितमानसः। मेने प्रलब्धमात्मानं कृष्णेनामित्रघातिना ॥१४-५४-२१॥
Uttaṅka, seeing him that way, then, feeling ashamed, thought that Kṛṣṇa, the destroyer of enemies, had deceived him. (14-54-21)
अथ तेनैव मार्गेण शङ्खचक्रगदाधरः। आजगाम महाबाहुरुत्तङ्कश्चैनमब्रवीत् ॥१४-५४-२२॥
Then, by that very path, the mighty-armed bearer of the conch, discus, and mace came, and Uttanka spoke to him. (14-54-22)
न युक्तं तादृशं दातुं त्वया पुरुषसत्तम। सलिलं विप्रमुख्येभ्यो मातङ्गस्रोतसा विभो ॥१४-५४-२३॥
It is not proper for you, O best of men, to give such water to the chief Brāhmaṇas by the elephant's stream, O excellent one. (14-54-23)
इत्युक्तवचनं धीमान्महाबुद्धिर्जनार्दनः। उत्तङ्कं श्लक्ष्णया वाचा सान्त्वयन्निदमब्रवीत् ॥१४-५४-२४॥
Thus, after being addressed, Janardana, the intelligent and greatly wise one, soothed Uttanka with gentle words and spoke as follows. (14-54-24)
यादृशेनेह रूपेण योग्यं दातुं वृतेन वै। तादृशं खलु मे दत्तं त्वं तु तन्नावबुध्यसे ॥१४-५४-२५॥
Whatever sort of form here is properly to be given according to the vow, that very thing has truly been given by me, but you do not understand that. (14-54-25)
मया त्वदर्थमुक्तो हि वज्रपाणिः पुरंदरः। उत्तङ्कायामृतं देहि तोयरूपमिति प्रभुः ॥१४-५४-२६॥
Vajrapāṇi Purandara (Indra) has, in fact, been told by me on your behalf: 'Give nectar in the form of water to Uttanka,' so said the lord. (14-54-26)
स मामुवाच देवेन्द्रो न मर्त्योऽमर्त्यतां व्रजेत्। अन्यमस्मै वरं देहीत्यसकृद्भृगुनन्दन ॥१४-५४-२७॥
Indra said to me, "A mortal cannot attain immortality; repeatedly give him another boon instead, O son of Bṛgu." (14-54-27)
अमृतं देयमित्येव मयोक्तः स शचीपतिः। स मां प्रसाद्य देवेन्द्रः पुनरेवेदमब्रवीत् ॥१४-५४-२८॥
“Nectar is to be given”—thus indeed I spoke, and that Śacī’s lord (Indra), having pleased me, Indra, again spoke this. (14-54-28)
यदि देयमवश्यं वै मातङ्गोऽहं महाद्युते। भूत्वामृतं प्रदास्यामि भार्गवाय महात्मने ॥१४-५४-२९॥
If it must indeed be given, O greatly radiant one, I, as an elephant, will become nectar and give it to the great Bhārgava. (14-54-29)
यद्येवं प्रतिगृह्णाति भार्गवोऽमृतमद्य वै। प्रदातुमेष गच्छामि भार्गवायामृतं प्रभो ॥ प्रत्याख्यातस्त्वहं तेन न दद्यामिति भार्गव ॥१४-५४-३०॥
If Bhargava accepts the nectar of immortality today, indeed, then I go to give this nectar to Bhargava, O Lord. But I have been rejected by him; he said, 'I shall not give,' O Bhargava. (14-54-30)
स तथा समयं कृत्वा तेन रूपेण वासवः। उपस्थितस्त्वया चापि प्रत्याख्यातोऽमृतं ददत् ॥ चण्डालरूपी भगवान्सुमहांस्ते व्यतिक्रमः ॥१४-५४-३१॥
He, having thus made an agreement, Indra appeared in that form; even as he offered nectar, he was rejected by you. The Lord, in the form of a caṇḍāla—this was a very great transgression of yours. (14-54-31)
यत्तु शक्यं मया कर्तुं भूय एव तवेप्सितम्। तोयेप्सां तव दुर्धर्ष करिष्ये सफलामहम् ॥१४-५४-३२॥
But whatever else is possible for me to do, I will surely fulfill your further desire; I will make your yearning for water, O irresistible one, successful. (14-54-32)
येष्वहःसु तव ब्रह्मन्सलिलेच्छा भविष्यति। तदा मरौ भविष्यन्ति जलपूर्णाः पयोधराः ॥१४-५४-३३॥
O Brahman, on those days when you desire water, then in the desert there will be clouds full of water. (14-54-33)
रसवच्च प्रदास्यन्ति ते तोयं भृगुनन्दन। उत्तङ्कमेघा इत्युक्ताः ख्यातिं यास्यन्ति चापि ते ॥१४-५४-३४॥
O son of Bhṛgu, they will give forth water like sap. Those called 'Uttanka clouds' will also attain fame. (14-54-34)
इत्युक्तः प्रीतिमान्विप्रः कृष्णेन स बभूव ह। अद्याप्युत्तङ्कमेघाश्च मरौ वर्षन्ति भारत ॥१४-५४-३५॥
Thus addressed by Kṛṣṇa, the joyful brahmin became so indeed. Even today, O Bhārata, the clouds of Uttaṅka rain in the desert. (14-54-35)
