Shloka 17

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

Sanskrit

तेषाञ्च युध्यमानानां दिव्यः संवत्सरो गतः ।

ततो देवाः पराभूता दैत्याः विजयिनोऽभवन् ॥

Transliteration

teṣāñ ca yudhyamānānāṃ divyaḥ saṃvatsaro gataḥ | tato devāḥ parābhūtā daityā vijayino 'bhavan ||

Translation

Während sie kämpften, verging ein göttliches Jahr. Dann wurden die Götter besiegt, und die Daityas errangen den Sieg.

Word by Word

तेषाम्of them

चand

युध्यमानानाम्of (those) fighting

दिव्यःdivine

संवत्सरःyear

गतःpassed (elapsed)

ततःthen, thereafter

देवाःthe gods

पराभूताःdefeated

दैत्याःthe Daityas

विजयिनःvictorious

अभवन्became

Speakers

Garga narrating

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "karuna", "secondaryRasa": "vira", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

Cycles of victory and defeatTime scales (divine year)Deva–Asura war

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even divine powers are not portrayed as automatically triumphant; victory depends on dharmic strength and right support. The mention of ‘divine year’ also signals that cosmic events unfold on non-human time scales.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Event narration within mythic history (vaṃśānucarita-style), with a minor chronological note (time-measure) but not a full manvantara account.

What is the esoteric significance?

A ‘divine year’ of struggle suggests prolonged inner tapas: transformation can require sustained contest before the higher faculties regain sovereignty.