Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 18, Shloka 27
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
तद्वधे कुरु बुद्धिं त्वं परित्राणाय नोऽनघ ।
त्वत्प्रसादादभीप्सामः पुनः प्राप्तं त्रिविष्टपम् ॥
tadvadhe kuru buddhiṃ tvaṃ paritrāṇāya no 'nagha |
tvatprasādād abhīpsāmaḥ punaḥ prāptaṃ triviṣṭapam ||
“Vì vậy, ôi bậc vô nhiễm, xin hướng tâm đến việc diệt trừ chúng để che chở cho chúng con. Nhờ ân điển của ngài, chúng con mong được thu hồi Triviṣṭapa (cõi trời) một lần nữa.”
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FAQs
The devas explicitly ground their request in protection and restoration of rightful order. ‘Buddhi’ here is the dharmic resolve: action should be guided by clear intention, not vengeance.
Narrative material supporting the Purāṇic purpose of illustrating dharma and cosmic administration; closest to manvantara/vaṃśānucarita-style episodes rather than creation doctrines.
Regaining ‘Triviṣṭapa’ can be read as re-establishing a higher, sattvic state of consciousness. The appeal to ‘prasāda’ indicates that ascent is stabilized by grace born of surrender and alignment.