Shloka 11
Aśvatthāmā’s Stuti of Rudra and Śiva’s Empowerment (सौप्तिकपर्व, अध्याय ७)
हिरण्यकवचं देवं चन्द्रमौलिवि भूषणम् । प्रपद्ये शरणं देव॑ं परमेण समाधिना
hiraṇyakavacaṃ devaṃ candramaulivibhūṣaṇam | prapadye śaraṇaṃ devaṃ parameṇa samādhinā ||
Sañjaya sagt: „Ich nehme Zuflucht zu jenem Gott, der einen goldenen Harnisch trägt und mit einer mondgekrönten Krone geschmückt ist. In höchster Sammlung des Geistes (Samādhi) übergebe ich mich dem Göttlichen als meinem einzigen Schutz.“
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models śaraṇāgati (taking refuge): in crisis and moral darkness, one steadies the mind through samādhi-like focus and entrusts oneself to the Divine as the ultimate protector, rather than relying solely on human power.
In the Sauptika Parva’s aftermath of night-violence, Sañjaya voices a devotional invocation, identifying the Lord by iconic marks (golden armor, moon-crested crown) and declaring surrender with concentrated mind—framing the events within a theistic, protective appeal.