Shloka 13
Adhyaya 17 — The Birth of Atri’s Three Sons: Soma, Dattatreya, and Durvasa
दत्तात्रेयः प्रजां पाति दुष्टदैत्यनिबर्हणात् ।
शिष्टानुग्रहकृच्चेति ज्ञेयश्चांशः स वैष्णवः ॥
dattātreyaḥ prajāṃ pāti duṣṭadaityanibarhaṇāt | śiṣṭānugrahakṛc ceti jñeyaś cāṃśaḥ sa vaiṣṇavaḥ ||
ദത്താത്രേയൻ ദുഷ്ട ദൈത്യന്മാരെ നശിപ്പിച്ച് ജനങ്ങളെ സംരക്ഷിക്കുന്നു; ധർമ്മനിഷ്ഠർക്കു കൃപ കാണിക്കുന്നവനെന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധൻ. അതിനാൽ അവനെ ഭഗവാന്റെ വൈഷ്ണവ അംശമായി ഗ്രഹിക്കണം.
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FAQs
The mark of divine presence is twofold: suppression of adharmic forces and active grace toward the righteous. Protection is not merely punitive; it includes positive uplift (anugraha) of śiṣṭas.
Primarily Vaṃśānucarita (accounts of notable beings/lineages) and Dharma-upadeśa through exemplary figures; secondarily it supports Manvantara-style narration by describing divine roles in sustaining order.
Calling Dattātreya a Vaiṣṇava aṃśa frames him as a stabilizing, sattva-oriented power: the inner ‘preserver’ that removes disruptive tendencies (daityas) and nourishes the aspirant’s higher conduct (śiṣṭa).