save people from eight kinds of perils:
1. difficulties and disasters; 2. fire; 3. drowning in swift currents; 4. whirlpool in ocean; 5. wind; 6. weapons; 7. demons; 8. imprisonment and robbers
other perils:
drought; storm; enemies; curses; evil obstruction; vicious animals; remain cool in face of fear; free from government/king’s oppression; command good gods and ghosts