Shloka 44
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
तस्मात् सर्वे समुत्क्षिप्य शivikāyāṃ सुरार्दनाः ।
आरोप्य स्वमधिष्ठानं नयाम इति निश्चिताः ॥
Transliteration
tasmāt sarve samutkṣipya śivikāyāṃ surārdanāḥ | āropya svam adhiṣṭhānaṃ nayāma iti niścitāḥ ||
Translation
तस्मात् ते सर्वे देवपीडका निश्चयमकुर्वन्—“एनामुद्धृत्य शिबिकायां निवेश्य स्वगृहमावहाम” इति।
Speakers
Daityas (quoted within Garga’s narration)
Key Themes
Collective resolve toward adharmaAbduction plotHubris