Shloka 28
Pitāmaha-sabhā-varṇana & Hariścandra-māhātmya
Description of Brahmā’s Assembly and the Eminence of Hariścandra
आयान्ति तस्यां सहिता गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणा: । विंशति: सप्त चैवान्ये लोकपालाश्न सर्वश:,गन्धर्वों और अप्सराओंके बीस गण एक साथ उस सभामें आते हैं। सात अन्य गन्धर्व भी जो प्रधान हैं, वहाँ उपस्थित होते हैं। समस्त लोकपाल, शुक्र, बृहस्पति, बुध, मंगल, शनैश्वर, राहु तथा केतु--ये सभी ग्रह,
āyānti tasyāṃ sahitā gandharvāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ | viṃśatiḥ sapta caivānye lokapālāś ca sarvaśaḥ |
Nārada said: Into that splendid hall come, together, the companies of Gandharvas and Apsarases—twenty groups in all—along with seven other eminent Gandharvas. From every direction the Lokapālas also arrive, marking the assembly as a cosmic court where order, rank, and rightful authority are publicly affirmed.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores dharmic legitimacy through cosmic recognition: when divine orders (Gandharvas, Apsarases, Lokapālas) gather in a royal hall, it signals that authority and hierarchy are not merely political but aligned with a wider moral and cosmic order.
Nārada is describing the grandeur of the assembly hall: hosts of Gandharvas and Apsarases arrive together, along with additional eminent Gandharvas and the Lokapālas from all directions, emphasizing the hall’s universal, almost heavenly character.