One day Uttank went to bring fuel for his Guru and soon came with a great load of fuel. He was tired and hungry, so he threw the load on the ground. One of his white matted locks entangled in the wood and it also fell on the ground with the wood. Uttank was already tired and hungry and when he saw his white hair lock he got very sad at his old age began to lament loudly. Seeing him weeping like this Gautam's daughter who was very beautiful, asked her father's permission to take his tears in her hands. As she held them in her hands, they seemed to start burn with his tear drops. Unable to hold them any longer she had to drop them on the ground. The earth also could not hold them. Seeing all this Gautam asked - "Uttank, Why are so sad today? Tell me everything in detail."

Uttank said - "I have always been to faithful to you, did whatever was agreeable to you, and nec=ver could know that I became old. I did not see any happiness. Although I have lived with you for 100 years, still you did not permit me to leave. Hundreds and thousands of disciples came and left this place but me." Gautam said - "Since you were so dutiful to me that so much time has passed even without my knowing it. But if you desire to leave this place now, you may go immediately. You have my permission." Uttank asked - "What shall I present to my Guru? After giving it to you I will leave." Gautam said - "I am very much satisfied with you so there is no need to give me anything. I am highly gratified with your services. If you become a 16-year old boy and I will give my daughter to you, because no other woman can bear your energy." 

At this Uttank became young again and got Gautam's daughter as his wife. After this he asked Gautam's wife Ahalyaa as what he should give to her as the final fee (Guru Dakshinaa). I can give my wealth or my life to do your good. Whatever you will ask for, undoubtedly I can bring it with the power of my penance." Ahalyaa said - "I am very satisfied with you, you may go wherever you like to go." Uttank asked her again if she wanted something from him, he would be very happy to fulfill her wish. At this Ahalyaa said - "If you really insist then bring me the ear-rings which Saudaas' wife wears." Uttank said, "So be it." and went away from there. He immediately proceeded to king Saudaas (who became cannibal because of Vashishth's Shaap) to bring the ear-ring of his wife.

When Gautam Rishi didn't see Uttank, he asked his wife as where he was. She said - "He has gone to bring Saudaas' wife's ear-ring." Gautam Rishi said - "You did not do good to him. Saudaas is cursed by Vashishth to be a man-eater, he will surely eat him as he will see him." Ahalyaa said - "I did not know this. I hope that he will not fall in any danger because of your grace." Uttank came to Saudaas and met him in a forest.

Uttank saw Saudaas' face smeared with human blood, but he did not get afraid of him. As Saudaas saw him he said - "By my good luck you have come to me in the sixth hour of the day when I am looking for my food." Uttank said - "Look O King, I have come here to do good to my Guru. Wise men say that when on is on duty to his Guru, he should not be hurt." Saudaas said - "I have to eat food at the sixth hour of the day, so when I have got you as my food, I cannot leave you." At this Uttank said - "Let me finish my work for my Guru, then I myself will come and offer myself to you. I have heard that whatever my Guru wants it is in your power, therefore I request it from you. You give many gems daily to superior Braahman, I am also worthy of taking a donation from you. I promise that after I have given that gift to my Guru I will come back to you. There is no lie in it."

Saudaas said - "If that object that your Guru wants is worthy for you, and will bring you to me later, then tell me what is that thing?" Uttank said - "It is the ear-rings of your queen." Saudaas said - "But those ear-rings are of my queen. If you ask me anything, ask me, I will readily give it to you." Uttank said - "If you are the authority, then please give those ear-rings to me." Saudaas said - "Go to my queen with my permission and ask her saying "Give", she will surely give them to you."

Uttank asked - "Will she give them to me? Why don't you go yourself to her?" Saudaas said - "You will find her near the foremost fountain, I cannot see her now because the sixth hour of the day has come." So Uttank went to his wife, Madayantee, and asked the thing. She said - "You say that you don't tell lies, still you should have brought some sign from my husband. Even Devtaa, Raakshas, Yaksh etc watch my celestial ear-rings. If I keep them on ground, they will be taken away by Naag. If worn by an impure in consequence by eating, they will be taken away by Yaksh. If the wearer falls asleep without taking care of them, they will be taken away by Devtaa. Thus they are very prone to stealing. They always produce gold, day and night. At night they shine brightly attracting the light of stars and constellations. Their wearer will be free from hunger, thirst and fear of all kinds - fire, poison etc. If they are worn by a short stature person they become small, and if worn by a large person they will become large. They are very well-known in Tri-Lok. Please, will you bring me any sign from my husband?"

Uttank immediately came back to Saudaas, so Saudaas gave him a sign "My present condition is intolerable, I do not behold any refuge, so knowing it my wish give your ear-rings." Uttank again went back to the queen and gave his message to her. The queen gave her ear-rings to him. Uttank came back to the king and asked him _"What was the mystery in your words that the queen gave me her ear-rings." Saudaas said "Kshatriya have been in service of Braahman from the very olden times. Presently I am under the Shaap of a Braahman. I do not see any other refuge to go to Heaven, except Madayantee, or in continuing here. hence you give your ear-rings to this Braahman. Now you keep your words which you said to me today."

Uttank said - "I will certainly come back but I wish to ask you one question more. Those are who are skilled in the rules of duties are of restrained speech. One who misbehaves with friend is called thief. You have become my friend today. Please counsel me like a wise man. I have already got my desire fulfilled. You are a cannibal, is it proper for me to come back to you or not?" Saudaas said - "If you ask me my proper advice, then I would say that you should never come back to me, but if you will come back to me, you will surely die." Hearing this Uttank proceeded to Gautam's Aashram with taking every care for those ear-rings.

As he proceeded further, he felt hungry and he saw tree of Vilva fruit tree laden with ripe fruits. He hanged his deer skin on the tree and climbed upon the tree to pluck the fruits. While plucking them some of them fell on the deer skin in which the ear-rings were tied. With the weight of the fruits, the knot of the deer skin opened and both, deer skin and the ear-rings. fell on the ground. A snake, descendent of Airaavat, was watching this. He promptly took the ear-rings in his mouth and entered in an anthill. Seeing the snake taking ear-ring, Uttank got filled with rage, he came down of the tree and started digging the anthill. 

He dug it for 35 days. Earth could not tolerate the force of his walking staff, Indra also came down on his chariot drawn by green horses. He assumed the form of a Braahman and said to Uttank - "This is not going to achieve anything. The regions of Naag are thousands of Yojan far from here, and your walking staff cannot do it." But Uttank didn't move from his intentions. Then Indra united his thunder with his walking staff. Earth gave way to Uttank and he entered the regions of Naag. It was thousands of Yojan long and wide. There he saw many well made of gold and decked with gems and jewels. Its gate was five Yojan high and 100 Yojan wide. Seeing all this Uttank left the hope to get ear-rings back.

Then there appeared a black horse with white tail. He said to Uttank - "You blow in my Apaan duct of my body. You will get your ear-rings back. Do not dislike my bidding as you did at Gautam's Aashram." Uttank asked - "How did I know you? I want to know what did I do with you before?" The horse said - "I am the Guru of your Guru, I am Jaatved (Agni). You often worshipped me for your Guru, that is why I want to help you. Do immediately as I said." Uttank did as he said to him. A fire came out of his pores to blaze the world of Naag and nothing could be seen around. Naag, including Vaasuki, came out of their palaces to see as what was happening. After knowing that what the matter was, they worshipped him, offered Arghya and gave the ear-ring back to him. Uttank circumambulated Agni Dev and came back quickly to Gautam's Aashram and gave those ear-rings to Ahalyaa. He told Gautam Rishi about the Naag incident and Vaasuki also. So this was his penance.

Uttank and Krishn

Krishn appeared before him and said, "I sent you water but you didn't drink it." Uttank was very angry at this, he said - "It was not proper for you to give water in the form of a hunter's urine to a Braahman like me." Krishn said - "When you remembered me, I asked Indra to give you Amrit (Nectar), but he said, "A mortal man can not be made immortal, so this Amrit should not be given to him. let him be given some other boon." When I insisted then only he got ready to give you Amrit assuming the form of a hunter. Then he said , "I will give him Amrit, but if he didn't drink it I will not give it to him." So he came in the form of a hunter to give you Amrit and even after his repeatedly saying you did not drink it. You did not do good. Although your fault is very great but still I will do whatever I can do for you. Whenever you will be thirsty in future, the clouds will rain savory water for you. They will be known as Uttank clouds." Uttank got satisfied with that. So till today Uttank clouds make rains in desert.