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
चक्रुः स्तवञ्चोपजहरुर्भक्ष्यभोज्यस्त्रगादिकम् ।
तिष्ठन्तमनुतिष्ठन्ति यान्तं यान्ति दिवौकसः ॥
cakruḥ stavañ copajahruḥ bhakṣyabhojyastragādikam |
tiṣṭhantam anutiṣṭhanti yāntaṃ yānti divaukasaḥ ||
Họ dâng những bài tán tụng, đem đến các món ăn để ngài thọ dụng, cùng vòng hoa và những vật tương tự. Khi ngài đứng dậy, chư thiên cũng đứng bên ngài; khi ngài bước đi, họ theo bước ngài.
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Service is shown as embodied devotion: not only words (stava) but attentive accompaniment (following his movements). Dharmically, it underscores perseverance and humility in seeking help.
A narrative demonstration of upāsanā-like conduct within Purāṇic storytelling; ancillary to the fivefold topics but serving their didactic purpose.
Following the sage’s standing/going is a metaphor for aligning one’s prāṇa and attention with awakened awareness—discipleship as attunement, not argument.