Krishna Shows Udanka His Universal Form and Grants Him a Boon

Verse 1 (14.55.1)

अभिजानामि जगतः कर्तारं त्वां जनार्दन । नूनं भवत्प्रसादोऽयमिति मे नास्ति संशयः ॥

abhijānāmi jagataḥ kartāraṃ tvāṃ janārdana | nūnaṃ bhavatprasādo'yamiti me nāsti saṃśayaḥ

I know you, Janardana, as the maker of the world. Without doubt this is your grace; of that I have no uncertainty.

Verse 2 (14.55.2)

चित्तं च सुप्रसन्नं मे त्वद्भावगतमच्युत । विनिवृत्तश्च मे कोप इति विद्धि परंतप ॥

cittaṃ ca suprasannaṃ me tvadbhāvagatamacyuta | vinivṛttaśca me kopa iti viddhi paraṃtapa

My mind is perfectly calm and fixed on you, Achyuta, and my anger has gone. Know this, O scorcher of foes.

Verse 3 (14.55.3)

यदि त्वनुग्रहं कञ्चित्त्वत्तोऽर्हामि जनार्दन । द्रष्टुमिच्छामि ते रूपं वैष्णवं तन्निदर्शय ॥

yadi tvanugrahaṃ kañcittvatto'rhāmi janārdana | draṣṭumicchāmi te rūpaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ tannidarśaya

If I deserve any favour from you, Janardana, I wish to see that form of yours as Vishnu. Show it to me.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads "वैष्णवं" (the commentary notes the variant "ऐश्वरम्"); the critical edition has "aiśvaraṃ". Recension variant, kept.

Verse 4 (14.55.4)

ततः स तस्मै प्रीतात्मा दर्शयामास तद्वपुः । शाश्वतं वैष्णवं धीमान्ददृशे यद्धनंजयः ॥

tataḥ sa tasmai prītātmā darśayāmāsa tadvapuḥ | śāśvataṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ dhīmāndadṛśe yaddhanaṃjayaḥ

Then, well pleased, he showed him that form of his: the eternal form of Vishnu, which the wise Dhananjaya had once beheld.

Verse 5 (14.55.5)

स ददर्श महात्मानं विश्वरूपं महाभुजम् । सहस्रसूर्यप्रतिमं दीप्तिमत्पावकोपमम् । सर्वमाकाशमावृत्य तिष्ठन्तं सर्वतोमुखम् ॥

sa dadarśa mahātmānaṃ viśvarūpaṃ mahābhujam | sahasrasūryapratimaṃ dīptimatpāvakopamam | sarvamākāśamāvṛtya tiṣṭhantaṃ sarvatomukham

He beheld the great-souled one in his universal form, mighty-armed, like a thousand suns, blazing like fire, filling the whole sky and standing with faces on every side.

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Verse 6 (14.55.6)

तद्दृष्ट्वा परमं रूपं विष्णोर्वैष्णवमद्भुतम् । विस्मयं च ययौ विप्रस्तं दृष्ट्वा परमेश्वरम् ॥

taddṛṣṭvā paramaṃ rūpaṃ viṣṇorvaiṣṇavamadbhutam | vismayaṃ ca yayau viprastaṃ dṛṣṭvā parameśvaram

Seeing that supreme, wondrous form of Vishnu, the Brahmin was filled with amazement as he beheld the Supreme Lord.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's numbered text: line 1 = star line 14,054.005b*0110_03; line 2 is a variant of CE 14,054.005c (…"tad dṛṣṭvā rūpam aiśvaram").

Verse 7 (14.55.7)

नमोनमस्ते सर्वात्मन्नारायण परात्मक । परमात्मन्पद्मनाभ पुण्डरीकाक्ष माधव ॥

namonamaste sarvātmannārāyaṇa parātmaka | paramātmanpadmanābha puṇḍarīkākṣa mādhava

Again and again I bow to you, Self of all, Narayana, higher than the highest. Supreme Self, Padmanabha, lotus-eyed Madhava!

Note on the text: Removed a stray backtick before नमोनमस्ते. Not in the critical edition's numbered text: star lines 14,054.006*0111_01-02.

Verse 8 (14.55.8)

हिरण्यगर्भरूपाय संसारोत्तारणाय च । पुरुषाय पुराणाय शान्तश्यामाय ते नमः ॥

hiraṇyagarbharūpāya saṃsārottāraṇāya ca | puruṣāya purāṇāya śāntaśyāmāya te namaḥ

Homage to you who have the form of the Golden Womb and who ferry beings across the cycle of rebirth; to the ancient Purusha, the tranquil, dark-hued one.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's numbered text: star lines 14,054.006*0111_03-04 (line 2 ends "शान्तश्यामाय ते नमः"; the star line reads "cāntaryāmāya te namaḥ" - variant, kept).

Verse 9 (14.55.9)

अविद्यातिमिरादित्यं भवव्याधिमहौषधिम् । संसारार्णवसारं त्वां प्रणमामि गतिर्भव ॥

avidyātimirādityaṃ bhavavyādhimahauṣadhim | saṃsārārṇavasāraṃ tvāṃ praṇamāmi gatirbhava

You are the sun for the darkness of ignorance, the great medicine for the sickness of worldly existence, the essence of the ocean of rebirth. I bow to you; be my refuge.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's numbered text: star lines 14,054.006*0111_05-06 (line 2 reads "संसारार्णवसारं", the star line "…pāraṃ" - variant, kept).

Verse 10 (14.55.10)

सर्ववेदैकवेद्याय सर्ववेदमयाय च । वासुदेवाय नित्याय नमो भक्तप्रियाय ते ॥

sarvavedaikavedyāya sarvavedamayāya ca | vāsudevāya nityāya namo bhaktapriyāya te

Homage to you, who alone are to be known through all the Vedas and are made of all the Vedas; to Vasudeva, the eternal, dear to his devotees.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's numbered text: star lines 14,054.006*0111_07-08.

Verse 11 (14.55.11)

दयया दुःखमोहान्मां समुद्धर्तुमिहार्हसि । कर्मभिर्बहुभिः पापैर्बद्धं पाहि जनार्दन ॥

dayayā duḥkhamohānmāṃ samuddhartumihārhasi | karmabhirbahubhiḥ pāpairbaddhaṃ pāhi janārdana

In your compassion you ought to lift me out of the delusion of sorrow. I am bound by many deeds and sins; protect me, Janardana.

Note on the text: Corrected सुमुद्धर्तुम् → समुद्धर्तुम् (misprint in Wikisource; the star line reads "samuddhartum"). Removed the stray marks in the ending (…जनार्दन।।' ॥ → …जनार्दन ॥). Not in the critical edition's numbered text: star lines 14,054.006*0111_09-10.

Verse 12 (14.55.12)

विश्वकर्मन्नमस्तेऽस्तु विश्वात्मन्विश्वसम्भव । पद्म्यां ते पृथिवी व्याप्ता शिरसा चावृतं नभः ॥

viśvakarmannamaste'stu viśvātmanviśvasambhava | padmyāṃ te pṛthivī vyāptā śirasā cāvṛtaṃ nabhaḥ

Homage to you, Maker of the universe, Self of the universe, source of the universe! With your feet the earth is pervaded, and with your head the sky is covered.

Note on the text: Corrected विश्वकसम्भव → विश्वसम्भव (misprint in Wikisource; "विश्वक-" is not a word and the extra syllable breaks the metre). Line 1 differs from CE 14,054.006a (recension variant); line 2 = CE 14,054.006c.

Verse 13 (14.55.13)

द्यावापृथिव्योर्यन्मध्यं जठरेण तवावृतम् । भुजाभ्यामावृताश्चाशास्त्वमिदं सर्वमच्युत ॥

dyāvāpṛthivyoryanmadhyaṃ jaṭhareṇa tavāvṛtam | bhujābhyāmāvṛtāścāśāstvamidaṃ sarvamacyuta

The space between heaven and earth is filled by your belly, and the quarters of the sky by your arms. You, Achyuta, are all this.

Verse 14 (14.55.14)

संहरस्व पुनर्देव रूपमक्षय्यमुत्तमम् । पुनस्त्वां स्वेन रूपेण द्रष्टुमिच्छामि शाश्वतम् ॥

saṃharasva punardeva rūpamakṣayyamuttamam | punastvāṃ svena rūpeṇa draṣṭumicchāmi śāśvatam

O God, withdraw again this imperishable, supreme form. I wish to see you once more in your own eternal form.

Verse 15 (14.55.15)

तमुवाच प्रसन्नात्मा गोविन्दो जनमेजय । वरं वृणीष्वेति तदा तमुदङ्कोऽब्रवीदिदम् ॥

tamuvāca prasannātmā govindo janamejaya | varaṃ vṛṇīṣveti tadā tamudaṅko'bravīdidam

Govinda, pleased in heart, said to him, "Choose a boon," Janamejaya; and then Udanka replied as follows.

Verse 16 (14.55.16)

पर्याप्त एष एवाद्य वरस्त्वत्तो महाद्युते । यत्ते रूपमिदं कृष्ण पश्यामि प्रभवाप्ययम् ॥

paryāpta eṣa evādya varastvatto mahādyute | yatte rūpamidaṃ kṛṣṇa paśyāmi prabhavāpyayam

"This alone is boon enough from you today, O radiant one: that I see this form of yours, Krishna, from which all arises and into which all dissolves."

Note on the text: Speaker: Wikisource prints no new heading, so the speaker is carried over as Vaishampayana; these words are Udanka's reply to the offer of a boon (the critical edition continues his speech here).

Verse 17 (14.55.17)

तमब्रवीत्पुनः कृष्णो मा त्वमत्र विचारय । अवश्यमेतत्कर्तव्यममोघं दर्शनं मम ॥

tamabravītpunaḥ kṛṣṇo mā tvamatra vicāraya | avaśyametatkartavyamamoghaṃ darśanaṃ mama

Krishna said to him again, "Do not hesitate over this. It must certainly be done; my sight is never without fruit."

Note on the text: Second line restored from the raw page, where the table cell shows "0" in the input row and the line itself in the second column: "अवश्यमेतत्कर्तव्यममोघं दर्शनं मम" (= CE 14,054.011c). Corrected तमब्रकवीत् → तमब्रवीत् (misprint in Wikisource; stray क; CE "abravīt"). Line 1 is narration; line 2 is Krishna's speech.

Verse 18 (14.55.18)

अवश्यं करणीयं च यद्येतन्मन्यसे विभो । तोयमिच्छामि यत्रेष्टं मरुष्वेतद्धि दुर्लभम् ॥

avaśyaṃ karaṇīyaṃ ca yadyetanmanyase vibho | toyamicchāmi yatreṣṭaṃ maruṣvetaddhi durlabham

"If you think this must be done, Lord, then I wish for water wherever I want it, since that is hard to find in deserts."

Note on the text: Wikisource prints the heading "उदङ्कक उवाच" (a doubled-letter typo for उदङ्क) here and carries it over several verses; the heading is corrected to Udanka. Wikisource's line 1 differs from CE 14,054.012a ("avaśyakaraṇīyaṃ vai"): recension variant, kept.

Verse 19 (14.55.19)

ततः संहृत्य तत्तेजः प्रोवाचोदङ्कमीश्वरः । एष्टव्ये सति चिन्त्योऽहमित्युक्त्वा द्वारकां ययौ ॥

tataḥ saṃhṛtya tattejaḥ provācodaṅkamīśvaraḥ | eṣṭavye sati cintyo'hamityuktvā dvārakāṃ yayau

Then the Lord, withdrawing that blaze of light, told Udanka, "When you need it, think of me," and went away to Dwaraka.

Note on the text: Wikisource prints the heading "उदङ्कक उवाच" (a doubled-letter typo for उदङ्क) here and carries it over several verses; this verse is narration, so the speaker is Vaishampayana (the input carried the misprinted heading).

Verse 20 (14.55.20)

ततः कदाचिद्भगवानुदङ्कस्तोयकाङ्क्षया । तृषितः परिचक्राम मरौ सस्मार चाच्युतम् ॥

tataḥ kadācidbhagavānudaṅkastoyakāṅkṣayā | tṛṣitaḥ paricakrāma marau sasmāra cācyutam

Some time later the venerable Udanka, thirsty and longing for water, wandered in the desert and remembered Achyuta.

Note on the text: Speaker: narration (carried-over misprinted heading corrected to Vaishampayana).

Verse 21 (14.55.21)

ततो दिग्वाससं धीमान्मातङ्गं मलपङ्किनम् । अपश्यत मरौ तस्मिञ्श्वयूथपरिवारितम् ॥

tato digvāsasaṃ dhīmānmātaṅgaṃ malapaṅkinam | apaśyata marau tasmiñśvayūthaparivāritam

Then the wise one saw in that desert a naked Matanga, an outcaste hunter smeared with mud, surrounded by a pack of dogs.

Note on the text: Speaker: narration (carried-over misprinted heading corrected to Vaishampayana).

Verse 22 (14.55.22)

भीषणं बद्धनिस्त्रिंशं बाणकार्मुकधारिणम् । तस्याधःस्रोतसोऽपश्यद्वारि भूरि द्विजोत्तमः ॥

bhīṣaṇaṃ baddhanistriṃśaṃ bāṇakārmukadhāriṇam | tasyādhaḥsrotaso'paśyadvāri bhūri dvijottamaḥ

He was fearsome, with a sword tied on, carrying bow and arrows; and below him that best of Brahmins saw abundant water flowing.

Note on the text: Speaker: narration (carried-over misprinted heading corrected to Vaishampayana).

Verse 23 (14.55.23)

स्मरन्नेव च तं प्राह मातङ्गः प्रहसन्निव । एह्युदङ्क प्रतीच्छस्व मत्तो वारि भृगूद्वह । कृपा हि मे सुमहती त्वां दृष्ट्वा तृट्समाश्रितम् ॥

smaranneva ca taṃ prāha mātaṅgaḥ prahasanniva | ehyudaṅka pratīcchasva matto vāri bhṛgūdvaha | kṛpā hi me sumahatī tvāṃ dṛṣṭvā tṛṭsamāśritam

As Udanka was still remembering Krishna, the Matanga said to him with something like a smile, "Come, Udanka, take water from me, descendant of Bhrigu. Great is my pity, seeing you overcome with thirst."

Note on the text: Three-line verse: lines = CE 14,054.017a, 017c, 017e. Speaker: narration with the Matanga's words quoted (carried-over misprinted heading corrected to Vaishampayana).

Verse 24 (14.55.24)

इत्युक्तस्तेन स मुनिस्तत्तोयं नाभ्यनन्दत । चिक्षेप च स तं धीमान्वाग्भिरुग्राभिरच्युतम् ॥

ityuktastena sa munistattoyaṃ nābhyanandata | cikṣepa ca sa taṃ dhīmānvāgbhirugrābhiracyutam

Addressed in this way, the sage did not welcome that water, and in his wisdom he lashed out at Achyuta with harsh words.

Note on the text: Corrected नाभ्यनन्दन → नाभ्यनन्दत (misprint in Wikisource; wrong verb ending, the critical edition has "nābhyanandata"). Speaker: narration (carried-over misprinted heading corrected to Vaishampayana).

Verse 25 (14.55.25)

पुनःपुनश्च मातङ्ग पिबस्वेति तमब्रवीत् । न चापिबत्स सक्रोधः क्षुभितेनान्तरात्मना ॥

punaḥpunaśca mātaṅga pibasveti tamabravīt | na cāpibatsa sakrodhaḥ kṣubhitenāntarātmanā

Again and again the Matanga told him, "Drink!" But angry and with his heart disturbed, he did not drink.

Note on the text: Speaker: narration (carried-over misprinted heading corrected to Vaishampayana).

Verse 26 (14.55.26)

स तथा निश्चयात्तेन प्रत्याख्यातो महात्मना । श्वभिः सह महाराज तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ॥

sa tathā niścayāttena pratyākhyāto mahātmanā | śvabhiḥ saha mahārāja tatraivāntaradhīyata

Refused in this way by that great man in his firm resolve, the Matanga vanished on the very spot with his dogs, O great king.

Note on the text: Speaker: narration (carried-over misprinted heading corrected to Vaishampayana).

Verse 27 (14.55.27)

उदङ्कस्तं तथा दृष्ट्वा ततो व्रीडितमानसः । मेने प्रलब्धमात्मानं कृष्णेनामित्रघातिना ॥

udaṅkastaṃ tathā dṛṣṭvā tato vrīḍitamānasaḥ | mene pralabdhamātmānaṃ kṛṣṇenāmitraghātinā

Seeing him vanish, Udanka was ashamed in mind and felt that he had been cheated by Krishna, the destroyer of enemies.

Note on the text: Speaker: narration (carried-over misprinted heading corrected to Vaishampayana).

Verse 28 (14.55.28)

अथ तेनैव मार्गेण शङ्कचक्रगदाधरः । आजगाम महाबाहुरुदङ्कश्चैनमब्रवीत् ॥

atha tenaiva mārgeṇa śaṅkacakragadādharaḥ | ājagāma mahābāhurudaṅkaścainamabravīt

Then by that very path came the mighty-armed bearer of conch, discus and mace, and Udanka said to him:

Note on the text: Speaker: narration (carried-over misprinted heading corrected to Vaishampayana).

Verse 29 (14.55.29)

न युक्तं तादृशं दातुं त्वया पुरुषसत्तम । सलिलं विप्रमुख्येभ्यो मातङ्गस्रोतसा विभो ॥

na yuktaṃ tādṛśaṃ dātuṃ tvayā puruṣasattama | salilaṃ vipramukhyebhyo mātaṅgasrotasā vibho

"It was not right for you, best of men, to give water of that kind, a Matanga's stream, to a foremost Brahmin, O Lord."

Note on the text: Wikisource prints the heading "उदङ्कक उवाच" (a doubled-letter typo for उदङ्क) here and carries it over several verses; these are Udanka's words (the input carried the misprinted heading).

Verse 30 (14.55.30)

इत्युक्तवचनं तं तु महाबुद्धिर्जनार्दनः । उदङ्कं श्लक्ष्णया वाचा सान्त्वयन्निदमब्रवीत् ॥

ityuktavacanaṃ taṃ tu mahābuddhirjanārdanaḥ | udaṅkaṃ ślakṣṇayā vācā sāntvayannidamabravīt

Hearing these words, the greatly wise Janardana spoke to Udanka in gentle speech, soothing him, as follows:

Note on the text: Speaker: narration (carried-over misprinted heading corrected to Vaishampayana).

Verse 31 (14.55.31)

यादृशेनेह रूपेण योग्यं दातुं धृतेन वै । तादृशं खलु ते दत्तं यच्च त्वं नावबुध्यथाः ॥

yādṛśeneha rūpeṇa yogyaṃ dātuṃ dhṛtena vai | tādṛśaṃ khalu te dattaṃ yacca tvaṃ nāvabudhyathāḥ

"In whatever form it was fitting to give it, in that very form it was given to you; you did not recognise it."

Note on the text: Speaker: Krishna speaks from here to the end of his reply (verse 40); Wikisource prints no heading and the carried-over misprinted heading "उदङ्कक" is wrong. Wikisource reads "धृतेन" for CE "vṛtena" and "त्वं नावबुध्यथाः" for CE "tvaṃ tu tan nāvabudhyase": recension variants, kept.

Verse 32 (14.55.32)

मया त्वदर्थमुक्तो वै वज्रपाणिः पुरंदरः । उदङ्कायामृतं देहि तोयरूपमिति प्रभुः ॥

mayā tvadarthamukto vai vajrapāṇiḥ puraṃdaraḥ | udaṅkāyāmṛtaṃ dehi toyarūpamiti prabhuḥ

"For your sake I asked Indra, the thunderbolt-bearing destroyer of cities, "Give Udanka nectar in the form of water.""

Note on the text: Speaker: Krishna (see note on the previous verse).

Verse 33 (14.55.33)

स मामुवाच देवेन्द्र न मर्त्योऽमर्त्यतां व्रजेत् । अन्यमस्मै वरं देहीत्यसकृद्भृगुनन्दन ॥

sa māmuvāca devendra na martyo'martyatāṃ vrajet | anyamasmai varaṃ dehītyasakṛdbhṛgunandana

"The lord of the gods replied, "A mortal cannot become immortal. Give him some other boon," he said repeatedly, O joy of the Bhrigus."

Note on the text: Speaker: Krishna, reporting Indra's words.

Verse 34 (14.55.34)

अमृतं देयमित्येव मयोक्तः स शचीपतिः । स मां प्रसाद्य देवेन्द्रः पुनरेवेदमब्रवीत् ॥

amṛtaṃ deyamityeva mayoktaḥ sa śacīpatiḥ | sa māṃ prasādya devendraḥ punarevedamabravīt

"But I insisted, "Nectar must be given," and I won over that lord of Shachi, who then said this to me again:"

Note on the text: Speaker: Krishna, reporting the exchange with Indra.

Verse 35 (14.55.35)

यदि देयमवश्यं वै मातङ्गोऽहं महामते । भूत्वाऽमृतं प्रदास्यामि भार्गवाय महात्मने ॥

yadi deyamavaśyaṃ vai mātaṅgo'haṃ mahāmate | bhūtvā'mṛtaṃ pradāsyāmi bhārgavāya mahātmane

"If it absolutely must be given, wise one, I shall become a Matanga and give the nectar to that great-souled Bhargava."

Note on the text: Speaker: Krishna, quoting Indra.

Verse 36 (14.55.36)

यद्येवं प्रतिगृह्णाति भार्गवोऽमृतमद्य वै । प्रदातुमेष गच्छामि भार्गवस्यामृतं विभो । प्रत्याख्यातस्त्वहं तेन दास्यामि न कथञ्चन ॥

yadyevaṃ pratigṛhṇāti bhārgavo'mṛtamadya vai | pradātumeṣa gacchāmi bhārgavasyāmṛtaṃ vibho | pratyākhyātastvahaṃ tena dāsyāmi na kathañcana

"If the Bhargava accepts the nectar thus today, I will go to offer it to him, Lord. But if he refuses me, I shall not give it at all."

Note on the text: Three-line verse: lines = CE 14,054.030a, 030c, 030e. Speaker: Krishna, quoting Indra.

Verse 37 (14.55.37)

स तथा समयं कृत्वा तेन रूपेण वासवः । उपस्थितस्त्वया चापि प्रत्याख्यातोऽमृतं ददत् । चाण्डालरूपी भगवान्सुमहांस्ते व्यतिक्रमः ॥

sa tathā samayaṃ kṛtvā tena rūpeṇa vāsavaḥ | upasthitastvayā cāpi pratyākhyāto'mṛtaṃ dadat | cāṇḍālarūpī bhagavānsumahāṃste vyatikramaḥ

"Having made this compact, Indra came to you in that form, offering nectar, and was refused by you. Your lapse is very great, for the Lord appeared as a Chandala."

Note on the text: Three-line verse: lines = CE 14,054.031a, 031c, 031e. Speaker: Krishna.

Verse 38 (14.55.38)

यत्तु शक्यं मया कर्तुं भूय एव तवेप्सितम् । तोयेप्सां तव दुर्धर्षां करिष्ये सफलामहम् ॥

yattu śakyaṃ mayā kartuṃ bhūya eva tavepsitam | toyepsāṃ tava durdharṣāṃ kariṣye saphalāmaham

"But what I can still do to fulfil your wish, I shall do: I will make your unassailable longing for water bear fruit."

Note on the text: Speaker: Krishna.

Verse 39 (14.55.39)

येष्वहःसु च ते ब्रह्मन्सलिलेप्सा भविष्यति । तदा मरौ भविष्यन्ति जलपूर्णाः पयोधराः ॥

yeṣvahaḥsu ca te brahmansalilepsā bhaviṣyati | tadā marau bhaviṣyanti jalapūrṇāḥ payodharāḥ

"On whatever days you feel the longing for water, Brahmin, on those days clouds heavy with water will gather in the desert."

Note on the text: Speaker: Krishna.

Verse 40 (14.55.40)

रसवच्च प्रदास्यन्ति तोयं ते भृगुनन्दन । उदङ्कमेघा इत्युक्ताः ख्यातिं यास्यन्ति चापि ते ॥

rasavacca pradāsyanti toyaṃ te bhṛgunandana | udaṅkameghā ityuktāḥ khyātiṃ yāsyanti cāpi te

"They will give you sweet water, joy of the Bhrigus, and they will become famous as the Udanka-clouds."

Note on the text: Corrected उदङ्गमेघा → उदङ्कमेघा (misprint in Wikisource; ग for क, the critical edition has "uttaṅkameghā"). Speaker: Krishna.

Verse 41 (14.55.41)

इत्युक्तः प्रीतिमान्विप्रः कृष्णेन स बभूव ह । अद्याप्युदङ्कमेघाश्च मरौ वर्षन्ति भारत ॥

ityuktaḥ prītimānvipraḥ kṛṣṇena sa babhūva ha | adyāpyudaṅkameghāśca marau varṣanti bhārata

Thus addressed by Krishna, the Brahmin was delighted; and even today, O Bharata, the Udanka-clouds rain in the desert.

Note on the text: Speaker: narration (carried-over misprinted heading corrected to Vaishampayana).