Shloka 42
पृथ्वी गां गता देवी द्वी: स्वाहा कीर्तिरव च । सुरा देवी शची चैव तथा पुष्टिररुन्धती,अदिति, दिति, दनु, सुरसा, विनता, इरा, कालिका, सुरभी देवी, सरमा, गौतमी, प्रभा और कद्रू-ये दो देवियाँ, देवमाताएँ, रुद्राणी, श्री, लक्ष्मी, भद्रा तथा अपरा, षष्ठी, पृथ्वी, भूतलपर उतरी हुई गंगादेवी, लज्जा, स्वाहा, कीर्ति, सुरादेवी, शची, पुष्टि, अरुन्धती संवृत्ति, आशा, नियति, सृष्टिदेवी, रति तथा अन्य देवियाँ भी उस सभामें प्रजापति ब्रह्माजीकी उपासना करती हैं
pṛthvī gāṃ gatā devī dvīḥ svāhā kīrtir eva ca | surā devī śacī caiva tathā puṣṭir arundhatī | aditir ditir danuḥ surasā vinatā irā kālikā | surabhī devī sarmā gautamī prabhā ca kadrūḥ | etā devyo devamātaraḥ rudrāṇī śrīr lakṣmīr bhadrā tathā aparā | ṣaṣṭhī pṛthvī bhūtala-pary-avatīrṇā gaṅgā-devī lajjā svāhā kīrtiḥ | surā-devī śacī puṣṭir arundhatī saṃvṛttiḥ āśā niyatiḥ sṛṣṭi-devī ratiḥ | tathā anyā devyo 'pi tasmin sabhāyāṃ prajāpatiṃ brahmāṇam upāsate ||
Nārada said: In that assembly, many goddesses and divine mothers—Earth, the descended Gaṅgā, Lajjā (Modesty), Svāhā (the sacrificial invocation), Kīrti (Fame), Surā, Śacī, Puṣṭi (Nourishment), Arundhatī, and others—along with Aditi, Diti, Danu, Surasā, Vinatā, Irā, Kālikā, Surabhī, Saramā, Gautamī, Prabhā, and Kadrū; and also Rudrāṇī, Śrī/Lakṣmī, Bhadrā, Aparā, and Ṣaṣṭhī—are described as worshipping Prajāpati Brahmā. The scene emphasizes that even the powers governing the world—fertility, order, destiny, and auspiciousness—are oriented toward reverence for the cosmic creator and the principle of lawful order.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that the highest cosmic functions—creation, prosperity, destiny, modesty, and ritual power—are not autonomous but are aligned in reverence toward Prajāpati Brahmā, suggesting that dharmic order is sustained by acknowledging a unifying source and principle of governance.
Nārada describes the grandeur of the assembly by listing prominent goddesses and divine mothers present there, all engaged in worship of Brahmā, thereby portraying the hall as a cosmic court where even divine powers assemble in orderly devotion.