अदृश्यन्ती तु तं दृष्ट्वा क्रूरकर्माणम् अग्रतः ॥
भयसंविग्नया वाचा वसिष्ठम् इदम् अब्रवीत् ॥
असौ मृत्युर् इवोग्रेण दण्डेन भगवन्न् इतः ॥
प्रगृहीतेन काष्ठेन राक्षसो ऽभ्येति भीषणः ॥
तं निवारयितुं शक्तो नान्यो ऽस्ति भुवि कश् चन ॥
त्वद् ऋते ऽद्य महाभाग सर्ववेदविदां वर ॥
त्राहि मां भगवन् पापाद् अस्माद् दारुणदर्शनात् ॥
रक्षो अत्तुम् इह ह्य् आवां नूनम् एतच् चिकीर्षति ॥
adṛśyantī tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā krūrakarmāṇam agrataḥ ||
bhayasaṃvignayā vācā vasiṣṭham idam abravīt ||
asau mṛtyur ivogreṇa daṇḍena bhagavann itaḥ ||
pragṛhītena kāṣṭhena rākṣaso 'bhyeti bhīṣaṇaḥ ||
taṃ nivārayituṃ śakto nānyo 'sti bhuvi kaś cana ||
tvad ṛte 'dya mahābhāga sarvavedavidāṃ vara ||
trāhi māṃ bhagavan pāpād asmād dāruṇadarśanāt ||
rakṣo attum iha hy āvāṃ nūnam etac cikīrṣati ||
"Adrishyanti, seeing that one of cruel deeds before her, said this to Vasishtha in a voice shaken with fear: 'That one, like death itself, with a fierce club raised, O lord, comes this way -- a rakshasa, terrifying, approaches. No one else on earth is able to ward him off, except you now, O greatly fortunate one, best of all knowers of the Vedas. Save me, O lord, from this dreadful sinner; for the rakshasa surely intends to devour us both.'"
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Here one who is terrified seeks refuge in the only one who can save her. It is telling that Adrishyanti, in her terror, does not flee but cries out to Vasishtha: "none but you is able" -- the devoted soul in distress turns to the one whose power is beyond doubt. Here is the image of refuge (sharana): the helpless one surrenders herself to the strong and the holy, and in this lies her deliverance. Telling too is that her plea is both for herself and for the unborn child in her womb: she is anxious for the family yet to come. Thus the scripture shows faith taking refuge in its protector; and Adrishyanti, bearing the hope of the line, entreats her father-in-law to shield them both from the devourer.