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
गर्ग उवाच
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा देवैर्दैत्याः महाबलाः ।
आहवाय समाहूता जग्मुर्देवगणान् रुषा ॥
garga uvāca
tasya tad-vacanaṃ śrutvā devair daityā mahābalāḥ |
āhavāya samāhūtā jagmur deva-gaṇān ruṣā ||
கர்கர் கூறினார்—அந்த வார்த்தைகளை கேட்டதும், தேவர்கள் போருக்காக அழைத்த மாபெரும் வலிமை கொண்ட தைத்தியர்கள் கோபத்துடன் தேவர் படையின்மேல் புறப்பட்டனர்.
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Asuric nature is characterized by anger and confrontation; when called, it rushes toward conflict. The narrative sets up the contrast between wrath-driven force and the calm potency of the sage.
Ākhyāna (event narration) within the Purāṇa’s teaching stories; not pancalakṣaṇa proper.
The ‘summons to battle’ can be read psychologically: when spiritual practice challenges egoic patterns, those patterns rise forcefully (ruṣā) before being dissolved.