Shloka 18

Devanagari script

अस्माकं भयभीतानां नित्यशो भगवान्‌ गति: । ततत्त्वार्ता: प्रयाचामो वरं त्वां वरदो हासि,सदा आप ही हम भयभीत देवताओंके लिये आश्रय होते आये हैं। अत: इस समय भी संकटमें पड़कर हम आपसे वर माँग रहे हैं; क्योंकि आप ही वर देनेके योग्य हैं

Transliteration

asmākaṁ bhayabhītānāṁ nityaśo bhagavān gatiḥ | tat-tattvārtāḥ prayācāmo varaṁ tvāṁ varado hy asi ||

Translation

Wahai Bhagavān, bagi kami yang diliputi ketakutan, engkaulah senantiasa tempat berlindung dan tujuan terakhir. Maka, terdesak oleh bahaya ini dan mencari hakikat penawar, kami memohon anugerah darimu—sebab engkaulah sang pemberi anugerah.

Word by Word

अस्माकम्of us/our

भयभीतानाम्of (those) frightened

नित्यशःalways, continually

भगवान्the Blessed Lord

गतिःrefuge, resort, way

ततत्त्वार्ताःdistressed by that reality/that situation

प्रयाचामःwe beg, we request

वरम्a boon

त्वाम्you

वरदःboon-giver

हिindeed, for

असिyou are

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Logaśa (speaker)

Bhagavān (the Lord addressed)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In distress, one should seek the highest refuge (gati) in the divine, approaching with humility and truth-seeking; the verse emphasizes dependence on righteous protection rather than panic or self-will.

What is happening in the narrative?

A speaker named Logaśa addresses a divine Lord, stating that the frightened ones have always relied on him as their refuge and therefore, in the present danger, they petition him for a boon, acknowledging him as the true giver of boons.