Shloka 30
Pitāmaha-sabhā-varṇana & Hariścandra-māhātmya
Description of Brahmā’s Assembly and the Eminence of Hariścandra
मन्त्रो रथन्तरं चैव हरिमान् वसुमानपि । आदित्या: साधिराजानो नामद्वन्द्वैरुदाह्ता:
mantro rathantaraṃ caiva harimān vasumān api | ādityāḥ sādhirājāno nāmadvandvair udāhṛtāḥ ||
মন্ত্র, রথন্তর (সাম), এবং হরিমান ও বসুমান; আর অধিরাজ (ইন্দ্র) সহ আদিত্যগণ—এরা সকলেই দ্বন্দ্ব-নামে উচ্চারিত (পরিচিত)।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the sanctity and precision of Vedic invocation: divine powers and ritual principles are properly approached through established names and paired appellations, especially within the Sāma-chanting tradition.
Nārada is listing or identifying sacred entities and Vedic-ritual designations—Mantras, a prominent Sāman (Rathantara), specific named powers (Harimān, Vasumān), and the Ādityas with Indra—describing how they are traditionally invoked and referred to.