Shloka 17
विश्वामित्रस्य दक्षिणतपः तथा त्रिशङ्कोः स्वशरीरेण स्वर्गगमनाभिलाषः
Visvamitra’s Southern Austerity and Trisanku’s Bodily Ascent Aspiration
शरणं व: प्रपद्येऽहं शरण्यान् शरणागत:।प्रत्याख्यातोऽस्मि भद्रं वो वसिष्ठेन महात्मना।।1.57.17।।
śaraṇaṃ vaḥ prapadye ’haṃ śaraṇyān śaraṇāgataḥ |
pratyākhyāto ’smi bhadraṃ vo vasiṣṭhena mahātmanā || 1.57.17 ||
میں آپ کی پناہ میں آتا ہوں، اے پناہ دینے والو، میں پناہ کا طالب بن کر حاضر ہوا ہوں۔ آپ پر خیر ہو۔ مجھے مہاتما وِسِشٹھ نے لوٹا دیا ہے۔
O protectors of those who seek refuge in you, protect me. Wish you well. I have been refused by the great Vasishta.
FAQs
The dharma of offering protection to a refuge-seeker (śaraṇāgata) is invoked; the speaker appeals to the moral duty of those regarded as protectors to respond with compassion and guidance.
Viśvāmitra, having been refused by Vasiṣṭha, approaches Vasiṣṭha’s sons and declares his act of taking refuge in them.
Humility and supplication: Viśvāmitra adopts the posture of a seeker of refuge rather than asserting royal power.