ऋषय ऊचुः । कार्यार्थिनस्तु संप्राप्ताः प्रह्लाद हरिवल्लभ । तदस्माकं महाबाहो भवांस्त्राता भवार्णवात्
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | kāryārthinastu saṃprāptāḥ prahlāda harivallabha | tadasmākaṃ mahābāho bhavāṃstrātā bhavārṇavāt
رشیوں نے کہا: اے پرہلاد، ہری کے محبوب! ہم ایک کام کی تکمیل کے لیے آئے ہیں۔ پس اے قوی بازو! ہمیں اس بھَو ساگر، یعنی دنیاوی بننے کے سمندر سے پار اتارنے والا تو ہی بن۔
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: frame-sages
Scene: A circle of sages, palms joined, address Prahlāda with reverence, calling him beloved of Hari and asking rescue from saṃsāra; Prahlāda stands/sits calmly, compassionate and strong-armed.
True refuge is sought through devotees of Hari; bhakti becomes a boat across saṃsāra.
Implicitly Dvārakā, since the dialogue aims to reveal where Keśava can be approached in the age’s decline.
None explicitly; the act here is śaraṇāgati—seeking protection from a great devotee.