Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 18
Paraśurāma, Kārtavīryārjuna, and the Kāmadhenu Offense
with Lunar-line Genealogy to Gādhi and Jamadagni
श्रीबादरायणिरुवाच हैहयानामधिपतिरर्जुन: क्षत्रियर्षभ: । दत्तं नारायणांशांशमाराध्य परिकर्मभि: ॥ १७ ॥ बाहून् दशशतं लेभे दुर्धर्षत्वमरातिषु । अव्याहतेन्द्रियौज:श्रीतेजोवीर्ययशोबलम् ॥ १८ ॥ योगेश्वरत्वमैश्वर्यं गुणा यत्राणिमादय: । चचाराव्याहतगतिर्लोकेषु पवनो यथा ॥ १९ ॥
śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca haihayānām adhipatir arjunaḥ kṣatriyarṣabhaḥ dattaṁ nārāyaṇāṁśāṁśam ārādhya parikarmabhiḥ
وصار لا يُقهَر أمام الأعداء، ونال قوة الحواس بلا عائق، والجمال والبهاء، والسطوة، والبأس، والصيت، والقوة، والقدرة الصوفية لبلوغ كمالات اليوغا.
FAQs
This verse identifies Dattātreya as nārāyaṇāṁśāṁśa—an expansion of Lord Nārāyaṇa—whom Kārtavīrya Arjuna worshiped.
He gained greatness by worshiping Dattātreya with dedicated service and proper spiritual practices (parikarmabhiḥ), implying divine favor as the source of his later powers.
It points to steady devotion expressed through disciplined practice—regular prayer, self-control, and sincere service—rather than seeking power for its own sake.