He even thought that Krishna, that destroyer of enemies, had beguiled him. Soon after, the holder of the conch and discus and mace, gifted with great intelligence, came to Utanka by the way (along which the hunter had come). Addressing Krishna, the Brahmana said, 'O foremost of beings, it was hardly propet for you to offer water to foremost of Brahmanas in the form of a hunter's urine, O lord! Utanka who said these words, Janardana of great intelligence replied, comforting him with many soft words, “That form which it was proper to assume for offering you water, in that form was water was water offered to you! But, alas, you could not understand it! The holder of the thunderbolt, Purandara, was requested by me for your sake.
मेने प्रलब्धमात्मानं कृष्णेनामित्रघातिना। अथ तेनैव मार्गेण शङ्खचक्रगदाधरः॥ आजगाम महाबुद्धिरुत्तङ्कश्चैनमब्रवीत्। न युक्तं तादृशं दातुं त्वया पुरुषसत्तमा॥ सलिलं विप्रमुख्येभ्यो मातङ्गस्रोतसा विभो। इत्युक्तवचनं तं तु महाबुद्धिर्जनार्दनः॥ उत्तङ्क श्लक्ष्णया वाचा सान्त्वयनिदमब्रवीत्। यादृशेनेह रूपेण योग्यं दातुं धृतेन वै॥ तादृशं खलु दत्तं यच्च त्वं नावबुध्यथा:। मया त्वदर्थमुक्तो वै वज्रपाणिः पुरंदरः॥