Shloka 36
Pitāmaha-sabhā-varṇana & Hariścandra-māhātmya
Description of Brahmā’s Assembly and the Eminence of Hariścandra
नाटका विविधा: काव्या: कथाख्यायिककारिका: । तत्र तिष्ठन्ति ते पुण्या ये चान्ये गुरुपूजका:,साम, स्तुति, गीत, विविध गाथा तथा तर्कयुक्त भाष्य--ये सभी देहधारी होकर एवं अनेक प्रकारके नाटक, काव्य, कथा, आख्यायिका तथा कारिका आदि उस सभामें मूर्तिमान् होकर रहते हैं। इसी प्रकार गुरुजनोंकी पूजा करनेवाले जो दूसरे पुण्यात्मा पुरुष हैं, वे सभी उस सभामें स्थित होते हैं
nāṭakā vividhāḥ kāvyāḥ kathākhyāyikakārikāḥ | tatra tiṣṭhanti te puṇyā ye cānye gurupūjakāḥ ||
Nārada said: “There abide—made manifest as embodied presences—many kinds of dramas, poems, tales, historical narratives (ākhyāyikās), and didactic verses. There too stand all those meritorious souls who honor and worship their teachers. Thus that wondrous assembly is portrayed as a realm where learning, refined speech, and reverence for the guru are not merely praised but appear as living realities.”
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