शरणं ते वयं प्राप्ता ब्राह्मणेभ्यो भयं गताः । नास्ति वित्तं च दानार्थं तस्माद्रक्ष महोदधे
śaraṇaṃ te vayaṃ prāptā brāhmaṇebhyo bhayaṃ gatāḥ | nāsti vittaṃ ca dānārthaṃ tasmādrakṣa mahodadhe
ہم تیری پناہ میں آئے ہیں، برہمنوں کے خوف سے لرزاں ہیں۔ دان کے لیے ہمارے پاس کوئی مال نہیں رہا؛ اس لیے اے مہا اودھی (عظیم سمندر)، ہماری حفاظت فرما۔
Devas (addressing Sāgara)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (Samudra-sannidhi)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: The devas, empty-handed and anxious, fold their palms to the Ocean, confessing lack of wealth for gifts and begging protection from brāhmaṇic wrath.
Failing to plan for dharmic giving creates anxiety; refuge is sought when obligations are unmet.
The Prabhāsa-kṣetra episode is continued, with the nearby ocean presented as a consequential refuge-space in the māhātmya.
Dāna (charitable giving/dakṣiṇā) is acknowledged as obligatory, though the devas claim inability due to lack of wealth.