Shloka 3
Adhyaya 19 — Kartavirya Arjuna at Dattatreya’s Ashram: Boons, Sovereignty, and Vaishnava Praise
तथान्नसाधनैस्तस्य उच्छिष्टापोहनेन च ।
परितुष्टो मुनिर्भूतं तमुवाच तथैव सः ॥
tathā annasādhanaiḥ tasya ucchiṣṭāpohanena ca / parituṣṭo munir bhūtaṃ tam uvāca tathaiva saḥ
Et de même, en préparant sa nourriture et en ôtant ce qui en restait—satisfait, le sage lui adressa alors la parole (à lui qui se tenait devant lui).
FAQs
Instruction and blessing are portrayed as consequences of sustained humility and attentiveness; the sage’s speech is ‘earned’ by disciplined service.
Ākhyāna within vaṃśānucarita-type royal narrative; it models dharma rather than enumerating cosmology.
Clearing leftovers symbolizes removal of residual ego and desire (ucchiṣṭa) so that the ‘word of the sage’ can be received in a purified inner space.