Shloka 1
Adhyaya 19 — Kartavirya Arjuna at Dattatreya’s Ashram: Boons, Sovereignty, and Vaishnava Praise
इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे (… ) नामाष्टादशोऽध्यायः ।
एकोनविंशोऽध्यायः ।
पुत्र उवाच — इत्यृषेर्वचनं श्रुत्वा कार्तवीर्यो नरेश्वरः ।
दत्तात्रेयाश्रमं गत्वा तं भक्त्या समपूजयत् ॥
iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe (… ) nāmāṣṭādaśo 'dhyāyaḥ / ekonaviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ / putra uvāca ity ṛṣer vacanaṃ śrutvā kārtavīryo nareśvaraḥ / dattātreyāśramaṃ gatvā taṃ bhaktyā samapūjayat
‘अशा प्रकारे श्री मार्कण्डेय पुराणातील अठरावा अध्याय समाप्त’—असा उपसंहार. आता एकोणिसावा अध्याय आरंभ होतो. पुत्र म्हणाला—ऋषींचे वचन ऐकून मनुष्यांचा स्वामी कर्तवीर्य दत्तात्रेयांच्या आश्रमास गेला आणि भक्तीने त्यांची पूजा केली।
FAQs
Even royal power is shown as needing refinement through humility and devotion before a sage; the king’s first step is not demand but reverent approach (bhakti + pūjā).
Vaṃśānucarita/Ākhyāna mode: a royal figure’s conduct is narrated to illustrate dharma and the proper relationship between kṣatra (royalty) and brahma (spiritual authority).
Entering the āśrama symbolizes crossing from external sovereignty to inner discipline; the narrative prepares for a ‘testing’ of the seeker’s discernment regarding true sources of power.