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Shloka 20

Adhyaya 17The 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 ||

Então o sábio ergueu-se das águas, trazendo consigo uma mulher auspiciosa, vestida com trajes celestiais, bela e de quadris fartos.

Narrator voice within the Purana’s rishi-to-rishi discourse (exact frame-speaker not explicit in these standalone verses)
Dattātreya
Testing detachmentTemptation motifAuspiciousness vs attachmentNarrative pedagogy