शरणं वः प्रपन्नोऽहं शरण्याशरणं गतः॥ प्रत्याख्यातो हि भद्रं वो वसिष्ठेन महात्मना। यष्टकामो महायज्ञं तदनुज्ञातुमर्हथ ॥
śaraṇaṃ vaḥ prapanno'haṃ śaraṇyāśaraṇaṃ gataḥ|| pratyākhyāto hi bhadraṃ vo vasiṣṭhena mahātmanā| yaṣṭakāmo mahāyajñaṃ tadanujñātumarhatha ||
English Meaning
I seek protection of you; and I take refuge in you capable of conferring it. Disregarded have I been, good betide you, by the high-souled Vasiştha. I have set my heart upon celebrating a mighty sacrifice: it behove you to command me.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)