शरणं ते वयं प्राप्ता ब्राह्मणेभ्यो भयं गताः । नास्ति वित्तं च दानार्थं तस्माद्रक्ष महोदधे
śaraṇaṃ te vayaṃ prāptā brāhmaṇebhyo bhayaṃ gatāḥ | nāsti vittaṃ ca dānārthaṃ tasmādrakṣa mahodadhe
आम्ही तुझ्या शरणास आलो आहोत; ब्राह्मणांच्या भयाने व्याकुळ झालो आहोत. दानासाठी धन उरलेले नाही; म्हणून, हे महोदधे, आमचे रक्षण कर.
Devas (addressing Sāgara)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (Samudra-sannidhi)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: The devas, empty-handed and anxious, fold their palms to the Ocean, confessing lack of wealth for gifts and begging protection from brāhmaṇic wrath.
Failing to plan for dharmic giving creates anxiety; refuge is sought when obligations are unmet.
The Prabhāsa-kṣetra episode is continued, with the nearby ocean presented as a consequential refuge-space in the māhātmya.
Dāna (charitable giving/dakṣiṇā) is acknowledged as obligatory, though the devas claim inability due to lack of wealth.