Shloka 2

Devanagari script

दुर्गतेस्तरणे तेषामायतं तरणं भवेत्‌ । सुभिक्षं क्षेममारोग्यं पुण्यवृद्धि: प्रजायते,पाण्डवोंका जो दुर्गतिसे उद्धार हुआ, उस प्रसंगका पाठ करनेपर मनुष्यके लिये भारीसे भारी संकटसे छूटना सरल हो जाता है। उन्हें सुभिक्ष, क्षेम, आरोग्य तथा पुण्यकी वृद्धि सुलभ होती है

Transliteration

durgates taraṇe teṣām āyataṁ taraṇaṁ bhavet | subhikṣaṁ kṣemam ārogyaṁ puṇya-vṛddhiḥ prajāyate ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana sprach: „Für jene, die in Not geraten sind, wird der Bericht von ihrem Hinübergelangen zu einem weitreichenden Mittel der Erlösung. Aus seiner Rezitation erwachsen Überfluss an Vorräten, Sicherheit, Gesundheit und Mehrung des Verdienstes.“

Word by Word

दुर्गतेःof misfortune/distress

तरणेin (the act of) crossing/overcoming

तेषाम्of them (i.e., of the Pāṇḍavas)

आयतम्great/extended (i.e., ample, large)

तरणम्crossing over; deliverance

भवेत्may become / would be

सुभिक्षम्abundance; good supply (of food)

क्षेमम्security; welfare

आरोग्यम्health; freedom from disease

पुण्यवृद्धिःincrease of merit (piety)

प्रजायतेarises; is produced

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Pāṇḍavas (implied by context of their deliverance)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Remembering and reciting a dharmic narrative of deliverance is presented as spiritually efficacious: it strengthens resilience in crisis and is said to generate tangible welfare—abundance, safety, health—and intangible welfare—growth of merit (puṇya).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana states a phalaśruti (statement of benefits): the episode describing the Pāṇḍavas’ rescue from adversity, when read or recited, becomes a powerful aid for listeners/reciters to overcome great dangers and gain well-being.