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Uttanka
In Hindu mythology, Uttanka, also spelled Utanka, is a rishi (sage) who resided in the Maru desert. The primary source of this account is found in the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''.
In the earliest version, Uttanka is described as the disciple of the sage Veda. In the second version, his guru is Gautama. In both legends, he is a learned sage who goes through many hurdles in procuring the earrings demanded by his guru's wife as the fee for the teacher (''gurudakshina''). The Nagas (serpents) steal the earrings, and the gods Indra and Agni help Uttanka to retrieve them from the realm of the serpents. Uttanka is said to have advised King Janamejaya to take revenge against Takshaka, the king of the Nagas, as the latter was responsible for his father Parikshit's death by snake bite.
Uttanka is one of the few persons described to have seen the Vishvarupa (Universal form) of the god Krishna. Krishna blessed Uttanka with a boon that would quench his thirst whenever he remembered him. From then on, the rare clouds that bring showers in the desert have been called "Uttanka's clouds".
==Gurudakshina==
Uttanka's legend is narrated in the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata'' in two versions. The first is the original narrated in the ''Paushya Parva'' chapter of the first Book, ''Adi Parva''. The other version is in the ''Utankopakhyana'' (named after Uttanka) in the ''Ashvamedhika Parva'', the 14th Book of the epic. A work in Malayalam, also called Utankopakhyana, is another recounting of the story from the 14th book, but uses the name Utanka, not Uttanka.〔 The ''Ashvamedhika Parva'' version is believed to be a later retelling of the original account in the ''Adi Parva''.
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