Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 17, Shloka 17
Adhyaya 17 — The Birth of Atri’s Three Sons: Soma, Dattatreya, and Durvasa
मुनिपुत्रवृतो योगी दत्तात्रेयोऽप्यसङ्गिताम् ।
अभीप्स्यमानः सरसि निममज्ज चिरं प्रभुः ॥
muniputra-vṛto yogī dattātreyo 'py asaṅgitām | abhīpsyamānaḥ sarasi nimamajja ciraṃ prabhuḥ ||
瑜伽行者达多特利耶，虽为诸仙之子所环绕，为修习无执之心，那位大能者久长沉入湖中。
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FAQs
Detachment is treated as an intentional cultivation, not mere avoidance. The teacher may employ radical means to reveal whether followers cling to pleasant presence or remain steady in purpose.
Ākhyāna within Vaṃśānucarita: a didactic episode illustrating yoga and disciple-psychology, rather than cosmological creation cycles.
Immersion suggests withdrawal of the senses (pratyāhāra) and entry into the ‘waters’ of the unconscious; the long submergence symbolizes abiding in inner silence beyond social identity.