Shloka 44
Adhyaya 18 — Arjuna Declines the Throne; Garga Directs Him to Dattatreya; The Gods Defeat the Daityas through Dattatreya’s Vision and the Movement of Lakshmi
तस्मात् सर्वे समुत्क्षिप्य शivikāyāṃ सुरार्दनाः ।
आरोप्य स्वमधिष्ठानं नयाम इति निश्चिताः ॥
tasmāt sarve samutkṣipya śivikāyāṃ surārdanāḥ | āropya svam adhiṣṭhānaṃ nayāma iti niścitāḥ ||
لذلك عزم أولئك المعذِّبون للآلهة جميعًا قائلين: «لنرفعها، ونضعها على محفة، ونحملها إلى مقرّنا».
FAQs
When desire becomes collective policy, wrongdoing gains momentum and ‘certainty’ (niścaya). The verse shows the social dimension of adharma: group reinforcement replaces conscience.
Narrative used for ethical instruction; outside the direct pancalakṣaṇa framework.
The palanquin symbolizes the ego’s attempt to ‘carry off’ śrī (splendour) as property. In spiritual terms, it is the appropriation impulse—trying to possess what must be revered.