Shloka 71
दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः
त्वाम् आर्ताः शरणं विष्णो प्रयाता दैत्यनिर्जिताः वयं प्रसीद सर्वात्मंस् तेजसाप्याययस्व नः
tvām ārtāḥ śaraṇaṃ viṣṇo prayātā daityanirjitāḥ vayaṃ prasīda sarvātmaṃs tejasāpyāyayasva naḥ
हे विष्णो! दैत्यांनी जिंकून आम्ही पीडित झालो; म्हणून आम्ही तुझ्याच शरण आलो आहोत। हे सर्वात्मन्, प्रसन्न हो; आपल्या दिव्य तेजाने आम्हाला पुन्हा पुष्ट व समृद्ध कर।
The Devas (gods), collectively petitioning Lord Vishnu (as narrated by Sage Parāśara to Maitreya).
FAQs
This verse presents Vishnu as the ultimate shelter for beings in distress—refuge is not merely fear-driven, but a recognition of Vishnu’s supreme sovereignty and saving grace.
Through the Devas’ address ‘Sarvātman,’ the narrative affirms Vishnu as the indwelling Self of all—transcendent yet present within every being, making Him the natural source of protection and renewal.
Vishnu is invoked as the Supreme Reality whose tejas restores cosmic balance—His grace re-establishes dharma when divine order is disrupted by Daitya domination.