Shloka 23
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
उद्गीयमानं गन्धर्वैः सुरापानरतं मुनिम् ।
ते तस्य गत्वा प्रणतिमवदन् साध्यसाधनम् ॥
udgīyamānaṃ gandharvaiḥ surāpānarataṃ munim |
te tasya gatvā praṇatim avadan sādhyasādhanam ||
Sie sahen den Weisen, den die Gandharvas besangen, wie er dem Trank berauschenden Getränks nachging. Sie traten zu ihm, verneigten sich und sprachen ehrerbietig ihren Gruß, entschlossen, ihr Anliegen zu vollenden.
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FAQs
The text challenges superficial moral judgment: a realized being may not match conventional expectations. The devas’ reverence models discernment—honoring inner attainment over outer appearance.
This is exemplary narrative (upākhyāna) supporting dharma and the authority of tapas/realization; not directly one of the five, but commonly embedded within them.
‘Surāpāna’ can function symbolically as transcendence of dualities and social constructs (not as an instruction). Gandharva-song indicates subtle worlds acknowledging a jñānī whom ordinary optics misread.