Shloka 14
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
यम् आराध्य सहस्राक्षः प्राप्तवान् पदमात्मनः ।
हृतं दुरात्मभिर्दैत्यैर्जघान च दितेः सुतान् ॥
yam ārādhya sahasrākṣaḥ prāptavān padam ātmanaḥ | hṛtaṃ durātmabhir daityair jaghāna ca diteḥ sutān ||
ఆయనను ఆరాధించిన తరువాత సహస్రాక్షుడు ఇంద్రుడు దుష్ట దైత్యులు హరించిన తన పదవిని తిరిగి పొందాడు; దితి పుత్రులను సంహరించాడు।
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FAQs
Lost authority is restored through right alignment (worship/discipline), not merely through force. Indra’s success is framed as the fruit of propitiating a yogic-divine principle.
This is part of vaṃśānucarita-style exemplum (narrated event illustrating dharma and divine intervention), not a cosmological creation account.
Indra (lordship over senses/powers) losing and regaining ‘his place’ can symbolize the aspirant’s lapse and recovery of mastery through devotion and yogic guidance.