Shloka 20
Adhyaya 17 — The Birth of Atri’s Three Sons: Soma, Dattatreya, and Durvasa
ततो दिव्याम्बरधरां चारुपीननितम्बिनीम् ।
नारीमादाय कल्याणीमुत्तितार जलान्मुनिः ॥
tato divyāmbaradharāṃ cārupīnanitambinīm | nārīm ādāya kalyāṇīm uttitāra jalān muniḥ ||
Kemudian sang resi bangkit dari air, membawa bersama seorang wanita yang membawa tuah, berpakaian busana kayangan, indah dan berpinggul penuh.
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FAQs
The episode uses a socially charged stimulus (sexual/romantic proximity) to examine whether disciples cling to externals or understand the yogin’s inner freedom and pedagogical intent.
Ākhyāna (didactic tale) illustrating Dharma and Yoga psychology; not a creation/genealogy unit, but a moral-spiritual vignette.
The ‘celestial woman’ can symbolize siddhi/pleasure that arises when one plunges into yogic depths; the challenge is to see it as an appearance in consciousness, not as bondage.