Shloka 23
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
उद्गीयमानं गन्धर्वैः सुरापानरतं मुनिम् ।
ते तस्य गत्वा प्रणतिमवदन् साध्यसाधनम् ॥
udgīyamānaṃ gandharvaiḥ surāpānarataṃ munim |
te tasya gatvā praṇatim avadan sādhyasādhanam ||
ഗന്ധർവന്മാർ കീർത്തിച്ചു പാടുന്ന, മദ്യപാനത്തിൽ ലീനനായ ആ മുനിയെ അവർ കണ്ടു. അദ്ദേഹത്തോട് അടുത്തുചെന്ന് പ്രണാമം ചെയ്ത്, ആദരപൂർവ്വം നമസ്കരിച്ചു, തങ്ങളുടെ ലക്ഷ്യസിദ്ധിക്കായി അപേക്ഷിച്ചു.
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FAQs
The text challenges superficial moral judgment: a realized being may not match conventional expectations. The devas’ reverence models discernment—honoring inner attainment over outer appearance.
This is exemplary narrative (upākhyāna) supporting dharma and the authority of tapas/realization; not directly one of the five, but commonly embedded within them.
‘Surāpāna’ can function symbolically as transcendence of dualities and social constructs (not as an instruction). Gandharva-song indicates subtle worlds acknowledging a jñānī whom ordinary optics misread.