Shloka 2

Devanagari script

दुर्गतेस्तरणे तेषामायतं तरणं भवेत्‌ । सुभिक्षं क्षेममारोग्यं पुण्यवृद्धि: प्रजायते,पाण्डवोंका जो दुर्गतिसे उद्धार हुआ, उस प्रसंगका पाठ करनेपर मनुष्यके लिये भारीसे भारी संकटसे छूटना सरल हो जाता है। उन्हें सुभिक्ष, क्षेम, आरोग्य तथा पुण्यकी वृद्धि सुलभ होती है

Transliteration

durgates taraṇe teṣām āyataṁ taraṇaṁ bhavet | subhikṣaṁ kṣemam ārogyaṁ puṇya-vṛddhiḥ prajāyate ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：“对陷于困厄者而言，他们渡越苦难的记述，便成为深远的解脱之舟。诵读此事，能生资粮丰足、安泰无虞、身心康健，并令功德增长。”

Word by Word

दुर्गतेःof misfortune/distress

तरणेin (the act of) crossing/overcoming

तेषाम्of them (i.e., of the Pāṇḍavas)

आयतम्great/extended (i.e., ample, large)

तरणम्crossing over; deliverance

भवेत्may become / would be

सुभिक्षम्abundance; good supply (of food)

क्षेमम्security; welfare

आरोग्यम्health; freedom from disease

पुण्यवृद्धिःincrease of merit (piety)

प्रजायतेarises; is produced

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Pāṇḍavas (implied by context of their deliverance)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Remembering and reciting a dharmic narrative of deliverance is presented as spiritually efficacious: it strengthens resilience in crisis and is said to generate tangible welfare—abundance, safety, health—and intangible welfare—growth of merit (puṇya).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana states a phalaśruti (statement of benefits): the episode describing the Pāṇḍavas’ rescue from adversity, when read or recited, becomes a powerful aid for listeners/reciters to overcome great dangers and gain well-being.