Shloka 136
Atithi-satkāra and the Consolation of Wise Counsel (अतिथिसत्कारः प्रज्ञानवचनस्य च पराश्वासनम्)
तपस्तेपतुरव्यग्रौ विसृज्य त्रिदिवौकस: । एष ते कथित: पार्थ नारायणजयो मृथे
tapas tepatūr avyagrau visṛjya tridivaukasaḥ | eṣa te kathitaḥ pārtha nārāyaṇajayo mṛdhe ||
They continued their austerities with minds undistracted; and, having dismissed the dwellers of the heavenly worlds, they returned to their former practice of penance in peace. Thus, O Pārtha, I have related to you the account of Nārāyaṇa’s victory in battle.
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Victory worthy of praise is linked to inner discipline (tapas) and steadiness of mind; divine success is portrayed as arising from alignment with higher order rather than mere aggression.
After a significant episode culminating in Nārāyaṇa’s triumph in battle, the sages resume their austerities with calm focus, and the celestials who had gathered are dismissed; the speaker concludes the narration for Arjuna.