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 ||
Sau khi thờ phụng Ngài, vị “ngàn mắt” (Indra) đã giành lại ngôi vị của mình vốn bị các Daitya hung ác chiếm đoạt, và đã sát phạt các con trai của Diti.
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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.