Shloka 19
Adhyaya 19 — Kartavirya Arjuna at Dattatreya’s Ashram: Boons, Sovereignty, and Vaishnava Praise
दत्तात्रेय उवाच यत्र ते कीर्तिताः सर्वे तान् वरान् समवाप्स्यसि ।
मत्प्रसादाच्च भविता चक्रवर्तो त्वमीश्वरः ॥
dattātreya uvāca yatra te kīrtitāḥ sarve tān varān samavāpsyasi /
matprasādāc ca bhavitā cakravarto tvam īśvaraḥ
Dattātreya berkata: Segala anugerah yang telah engkau sebutkan—engkau akan memperolehnya. Dan dengan rahmatku engkau akan menjadi maharaja sejagat (cakravartin), seorang penguasa.
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FAQs
Sovereignty is ultimately framed as granted and constrained by divine/moral order: the ruler becomes ‘cakravartin’ not merely by force but by alignment with grace and dharma.
Carita/Vamśānucarita: the verse functions as a narrative certification of the hero’s future status and explains his exceptional reign within dynastic history.
The ‘wheel’ (cakra) of cakravartin can be read as the axis of order: when the center (inner dharma) is steady through grace, the circumference (the world/realm) comes under harmonious governance.