Shloka 20
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
Sanskrit
बृहस्पतिरुवाच दत्तात्रेयṃ महात्मानमत्रेः पुत्रं तपोधनम् ।
विकृताचरणं भक्त्या सन्तोषयितुमर्हथ ॥
Transliteration
bṛhaspatir uvāca dattātreyaṃ mahātmānam atreḥ putraṃ tapodhanam |
vikṛtācaraṇaṃ bhaktyā santoṣayitum arhatha ||
Translation
Брихаспати сказал: «Вам следует с преданностью умилостивить великодушного Даттатрейю — сына Атри, богатого подвигами аскезы, чьё поведение необычно».
Speakers
Bṛhaspati (speech)
Primary Deities
BṛhaspatiDattātreyaAtri
Key ThemesGuru instructionBhakti as meansAvadhūta-like holiness