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
तदाऽहूयाऽसुरान् सर्वान् युद्धाय सुरसत्तमाः ।
इहाऽनयत मद्दृष्टिगोचरं मा विलम्बतः ॥
tadāhūyāsurān sarvān yuddhāya sura-sattamāḥ |
ihānayata mad-dṛṣṭi-gocaraṃ mā vilambataḥ ||
“அப்படியானால், தேவர்களில் சிறந்தவரே! போருக்காக எல்லா அசுரர்களையும் அழையுங்கள். அவர்கள் என் பார்வை எட்டும் இடத்திற்குள் இங்கே வருமாறு செய்யுங்கள்—தாமதிக்காதீர்கள்.”
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Victory is portrayed as arising from spiritual potency rather than mere military strength—an assertion that inner realization can decisively alter outer conflict.
Ākhyāna illustrating the supremacy of tapas/jñāna in the deva–asura motif; not a pancalakṣaṇa core category.
‘Gaze’ symbolizes direct awareness: when truth is confronted by awakened consciousness, falsehood (asuric force) cannot endure.