Shloka 12
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
दत्तात्रेयं महाभागं सह्यद्रोणीकृताश्रयम् ।
तम् आराधय भूपाल पाति यो भुवनत्रयम् ॥
dattātreyaṃ mahā-bhāgaṃ sahya-droṇī-kṛtāśrayam | tam ārādhaya bhūpāla pāti yo bhuvana-trayam ||
Wahai raja, sembahlah Dattātreya yang amat mulia, yang bersemayam di lembah Pegunungan Sahya; sebab dialah pelindung tiga dunia.
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FAQs
Political authority is stabilized by spiritual anchoring: the ruler is advised to seek divine alignment through worship of a realized protector, rather than relying solely on force.
Not a direct pancalakṣaṇa element; it is tīrtha/devatā-upāsanā instruction occurring within narrative (often interwoven with royal chronicles).
Dattātreya—often associated with integrated wisdom (trimūrti resonance in later traditions)—signals the harmonization of creation, preservation, and dissolution powers within the aspirant-ruler’s consciousness.