Shloka 17

Dūrvāṣṭamī Vrata and Rohiṇī-Yukta Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī: Mantras, Arghya, and Viṣṇu-Nāma Salutations

Devanagari script

त्राहि मां देवदेवेश ! हरे ! संसारसागरात् / त्राहि मां सर्वपापघ्न ! दुः खशोकार्णवात्प्रभो !

Transliteration

trāhi māṃ devadeveśa ! hare ! saṃsārasāgarāt / trāhi māṃ sarvapāpaghna ! duḥ khaśokārṇavātprabho !

Translation

ขอทรงคุ้มครองข้าพเจ้าเถิด โอ้เจ้าแห่งเทพทั้งปวง โอ้หริ จากมหาสมุทรแห่งสังสารวัฏ. ขอทรงคุ้มครองข้าพเจ้าเถิด โอ้ผู้ทำลายบาปทั้งสิ้น โอ้พระผู้เป็นเจ้า จากทะเลแห่งทุกข์และโศก.

Word by Word

• त्राहि: protect/save (you save)
• त्राहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √त्रा (धातु) (त्राणे)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• देवदेवेश: Lord of the gods of gods
• देवदेवेश: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; देवानां देवः तस्य ईशः

• हरे: O Hari
• हरे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• संसारसागरात्: from the ocean of worldly existence
• संसारसागरात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार + सागर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; संसाररूपः सागरः तस्मात्

• त्राहि: protect/save
• त्राहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √त्रा (धातु) (त्राणे)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सर्वपापघ्न: O destroyer of all sins
• सर्वपापघ्न: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप + घ्न (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; सर्वाणि पापानि घ्नाति इति

• दुःखशोकार्णवात्: from the ocean of sorrow and suffering
• दुःखशोकार्णवात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख + शोक + अर्णव (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; दुःखशोकरूपः अर्णवः तस्मात्

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

A devotee/supplicant addressing Lord Vishnu (Hari) in a prayerful appeal (stuti)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śaraṇāgati: taking refuge in Hari to cross saṃsāra and be freed from pāpa and duḥkha-śoka.

Vedantic Theme: Grace (anugraha) as decisive in liberation; pāpa-kṣaya through devotion and remembrance; saṃsāra-tāraṇa by the Supreme.

Application: In anxiety, grief, or moral injury, repeat this as a refuge-prayer; combine with repentance, corrective action, and steady nāma-japa.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: bhakti-prayers for deliverance and pāpa-kṣaya in mokṣa-oriented contexts

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Hari)

FAQs

What is the importance of praying to Hari for deliverance in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Vishnu (Hari) as the refuge who rescues the soul from saṃsāra and from the overwhelming weight of sorrow—highlighting devotion as a direct means of spiritual protection and release.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By describing existence as an 'ocean' of saṃsāra and grief, the verse implies the soul’s journey is perilous without divine refuge; liberation is sought through surrender to the sin-destroying Lord.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate daily remembrance and prayer to Vishnu, paired with ethical living, using devotion as a stabilizing practice to reduce sinful tendencies and endure suffering with spiritual direction.