Shloka 32
बभ्रुवाहन-धनंजययोः संग्रामः
Babhruvāhana and Dhanaṃjaya’s engagement at Maṇipūra
त॑ दृष्टवा पतितं तत्र ततस्तस्यात्मजं प्रभो | गृहीत्वा समनुप्राप्ता त्वामद्य शरणैषिणी,'प्रभो! उसको ऐसी अवस्थामें पड़ा हुआ देख उसके पुत्रको साथ ले मैं शरण खोजती हुई आज तुम्हारे पास आयी हूँ
taṁ dṛṣṭvā patitaṁ tatra tatas tasyātmajaṁ prabho | gṛhītvā samanupprāptā tvām adya śaraṇaiṣiṇī ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“见他倒卧在那里，主上啊，我便带着他的儿子，今日前来投奔于你，求你庇护。如此危难之际，我转向你这位应当的守护者；受苦之人求归依，乃合乎达摩之道。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge) as a dharmic response to calamity and implies the ethical duty of the powerful to protect those who come for shelter, especially when a dependent child is involved.
A woman (speaker implied by feminine forms) reports that she saw someone lying fallen, took that person’s son with her, and approached the addressed ‘lord’ to request protection and asylum.