Shloka 10
यदग्ने ते शिवं रूप॑ ये च ते सप्त हेतय: । तेन नः परिपाहि त्वमार्त्तान् वै शरणैषिण:,अग्ने! आपका जो कल्याणमय स्वरूप है तथा आपकी जो सात ज्वालाएँ हैं, उन सबके द्वारा आप शरणमें आनेकी इच्छावाले हम आर्त प्राणियोंकी रक्षा कीजिये
yad agne te śivaṁ rūpaṁ ye ca te sapta hetayaḥ | tena naḥ paripāhi tvam ārttān vai śaraṇaiṣiṇaḥ ||
โอ้อัคนี ด้วยรูปอันเป็นมงคลของท่าน และด้วยพลังเพลิงทั้งเจ็ดของท่าน ขอท่านจงคุ้มครองพวกเรา—ผู้ทุกข์ร้อนซึ่งแสวงหาที่พึ่งเถิด
सारियुक्क उवाच
Educational Q&A
Seeking refuge (śaraṇāgati) is presented as a legitimate ethical response to distress: the afflicted openly acknowledge vulnerability and appeal to a higher, purifying power for protection. Agni is invoked not only as fire but as an auspicious guardian whose divine energies safeguard those who surrender.
A speaker addresses Agni with a formal invocation, praising his auspicious manifestation and his sevenfold fiery powers, and asks for comprehensive protection for those who are suffering and seeking shelter.