Shloka 17
Adhyaya 17 — The Birth of Atri’s Three Sons: Soma, Dattatreya, and Durvasa
मुनिपुत्रवृतो योगी दत्तात्रेयोऽप्यसङ्गिताम् ।
अभीप्स्यमानः सरसि निममज्ज चिरं प्रभुः ॥
muniputra-vṛto yogī dattātreyo 'py asaṅgitām | abhīpsyamānaḥ sarasi nimamajja ciraṃ prabhuḥ ||
ദത്താത്രേയൻ എന്ന യോഗി, മുനിപുത്രന്മാർ ചുറ്റിനിന്നിട്ടും, വൈരാഗ്യം വളർത്തുവാൻ ആഗ്രഹിച്ചു, ആ ശക്തിമാൻ ദീർഘകാലം ഒരു തടാകത്തിൽ മുങ്ങി നിന്നു.
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FAQs
Detachment is treated as an intentional cultivation, not mere avoidance. The teacher may employ radical means to reveal whether followers cling to pleasant presence or remain steady in purpose.
Ākhyāna within Vaṃśānucarita: a didactic episode illustrating yoga and disciple-psychology, rather than cosmological creation cycles.
Immersion suggests withdrawal of the senses (pratyāhāra) and entry into the ‘waters’ of the unconscious; the long submergence symbolizes abiding in inner silence beyond social identity.