Shloka 5

Devanagari script

त्वत्प्रसादान्महाबाहो लोका: सर्वे जगत्पते । विनाशं नाधिगच्छेयुस्त्वया वै परिरक्षिता:,महाबाहो! जगत्पते! आप ऐसी कृपा करें, जिससे आपके द्वारा सुरक्षित होकर सब लोग विनाशको न प्राप्त हों

Transliteration

tvatprasādān mahābāho lokāḥ sarve jagatpate | vināśaṃ nādhigaccheyus tvayā vai parirakṣitāḥ ||

Translation

ข้าแต่มหาพาหุ ผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งโลก ด้วยพระกรุณาของพระองค์ ขอให้สรรพชนทั้งปวงซึ่งอยู่ใต้พระอารักขา อย่าได้ตกสู่ความพินาศเลย

Word by Word

त्वत्-प्रसादात्from your grace/favor

महाबाहोO mighty-armed one

लोकाःpeople/worlds

सर्वेall

जगत्-पतेO lord of the world

विनाशम्destruction

नnot

अधिगच्छेयुःmay attain/reach

त्वयाby you

वैindeed

परिरक्षिताःprotected/guarded

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Loka (people/beings)

Jagatpati (Lord of the world)

Mahābāhu (mighty-armed one)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Power is justified by protection: the ruler or divine guardian’s grace and vigilance prevent the community from falling into ruin. The verse frames protection (rakṣā) as a central ethical duty tied to compassion and responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

A speaker addresses a mighty protector—called ‘Mahābāhu’ and ‘Jagatpati’—with a supplication that, through his favor and safeguarding, all people/beings may be spared destruction.