Shloka 48
Pitāmaha-sabhā-varṇana & Hariścandra-māhātmya
Description of Brahmā’s Assembly and the Eminence of Hariścandra
एतैराप्यायितै: पूर्व सोमश्चाप्याय्यते पुन: । त एते पितर: सर्वे प्रजापतिमुपस्थिता:
etair āpyāyitaiḥ pūrva somaś cāpyāyyate punaḥ | ta ete pitaraḥ sarve prajāpatiṃ upasthitāḥ ||
নাৰদে ক’লে—এই অৰ্ঘ্য-অৰ্পণে প্ৰথমে পিতৃগণ তৃপ্ত আৰু পোষিত হয়; তাৰ পিছত সোমো পুনৰ পৰিপূৰ্ণ হয়। এইদৰে তৃপ্ত হোৱা সেই সকলো পিতৃ প্ৰজাপতিৰ সন্নিধানত সেৱাভাৱে উপস্থিত থাকে।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches reciprocity within dharma: offerings and rites nourish the Pitṛs, and through that nourishment the cosmic principle associated with Soma is renewed; satisfied ancestors then support the divine order represented by Prajāpati.
Nārada explains the ritual-cosmic sequence: offerings first satisfy the ancestors; thereafter Soma is replenished again, and the Pitṛs, now content, are described as standing in attendance upon Prajāpati.