Shloka 16
Adhyaya 19 — Kartavirya Arjuna at Dattatreya’s Ashram: Boons, Sovereignty, and Vaishnava Praise
असङ्गा गतयः सन्तु शैलाकाशाम्बु-भूमिषु ।
पातालेषु च सर्वेषु वधश्चाप्यधिकान्नरात् ॥
asaṅgā gatayaḥ santu śailākāśāmbu-bhūmiṣu /
pātāleṣu ca sarveṣu vadhaś cāpy adhikān narāt
पर्वतेषु नभसि तोये भूमौ च मम गतिरप्रतिहता भवतु। पातालेष्वपि सर्वेषु तथा; अतिबलिनामपि नराणां वधशक्तिं च देहि॥
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FAQs
The king’s duty to protect requires reach and responsiveness; the requested ‘unhindered movement’ mythologizes administrative and military readiness across all terrains.
Carita: narrative amplification of royal capability, explaining later feats attributed to the king.
Movement through mountain/sky/water/earth/netherworlds maps to mastery over the ‘elements’ and domains—symbolic of comprehensive sovereignty over all layers of a kingdom and psyche.