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
चक्रुः स्तवञ्चोपजहरुर्भक्ष्यभोज्यस्त्रगादिकम् ।
तिष्ठन्तमनुतिष्ठन्ति यान्तं यान्ति दिवौकसः ॥
cakruḥ stavañ copajahruḥ bhakṣyabhojyastragādikam |
tiṣṭhantam anutiṣṭhanti yāntaṃ yānti divaukasaḥ ||
അവർ സ്തോത്രങ്ങളാൽ അദ്ദേഹത്തെ സ്തുതിച്ചു; ഭക്ഷ്യ-ഭോജ്യങ്ങളും ആസ്വാദ്യവസ്തുക്കളും പുഷ്പമാലകൾ മുതലായവയും കൊണ്ടുവന്നു. അദ്ദേഹം എഴുന്നേറ്റപ്പോൾ സ്വർഗ്ഗവാസികളും അദ്ദേഹത്തോടൊപ്പം എഴുന്നേറ്റു; അദ്ദേഹം നടന്നപ്പോൾ അവർ പിന്തുടർന്നു നടന്നു.
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Service is shown as embodied devotion: not only words (stava) but attentive accompaniment (following his movements). Dharmically, it underscores perseverance and humility in seeking help.
A narrative demonstration of upāsanā-like conduct within Purāṇic storytelling; ancillary to the fivefold topics but serving their didactic purpose.
Following the sage’s standing/going is a metaphor for aligning one’s prāṇa and attention with awakened awareness—discipleship as attunement, not argument.