Shloka 69
Sūrya-stava: Dhaumya’s Counsel and the Aṣṭaśata-nāma of Sūrya
क्षुभया सहिता मैत्री याश्वान्या भूतमातर: । ताश्न सर्वा नमस्यामि पान्तु मां शरणागतम्,क्षुभाके साथ जो मैत्रीदेवी तथा गौरी, पद्मा आदि अन्य भूतमाताएँ हैं, उन सबको मैं नमस्कार करता हूँ। वे सभी मुझ शरणागतकी रक्षा करें
kṣubhayā sahitā maitrī yāś cānyā bhūtamātaraḥ | tās tāḥ sarvā namasyāmi pāntu māṃ śaraṇāgatam ||
Yudhiṣṭhira thưa rằng: “Ta cúi lạy Maitrī Devī, vị đi cùng Kṣubhā, và cúi lạy tất cả các Bà Mẹ của muôn loài—Gaurī, Padmā cùng những vị khác. Xin các Ngài che chở cho ta, kẻ đã đến nương tựa.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models śaraṇāgati—humble surrender and ethical reliance on protective divine forces. It emphasizes that seeking refuge is not weakness but a dharmic act: acknowledging limits, honoring guardians, and requesting protection through reverent speech.
Yudhiṣṭhira offers an invocation: he salutes a group of maternal divinities (bhūtamātaraḥ), naming Maitrī with Kṣubhā and also Gaurī and Padmā, and asks them to protect him as one who has come seeking shelter.