Shloka 483
Pitāmaha-sabhā-varṇana & Hariścandra-māhātmya
Description of Brahmā’s Assembly and the Eminence of Hariścandra
उपासते च संहृष्टा ब्रह्माणममितौजसम् | भारत! सम्पूर्ण लोकोंमें विख्यात स्वर्गलोकमें विचरनेवाले महाभाग वैराज, अग्निष्वात्त सोमपा, गार्हपत्य (ये चार मूर्त हैं), एकशुंग, चतुर्वेद तथा कला (ये तीन अमूर्त हैं)। ये सातों पितर क्रमशः: चारों वर्णो्में पूजित होते हैं। राजन्! पहले इन पितरोंके तृप्त होनेसे फिर सोम देवता भी तृप्त हो जाते हैं। ये सभी पितर उक्त सभामें उपस्थित हो प्रसन्नतापूर्वक अमित तेजस्वी प्रजापति ब्रह्माजीकी उपासना करते हैं
upāsate ca saṁhṛṣṭā brahmāṇam amitaujasam | bhārata! sampūrṇa-lokeṣu vikhyātaṁ svarga-loke vicarṇavāle mahābhāgā vairājaḥ, agniṣvāttāḥ, somapāḥ, gārhapatyāḥ (ime catvāro mūrtāḥ), ekaśṛṅgaḥ, caturvedaḥ tathā kalā (ime trayo 'mūrtāḥ) | ime sapta pitaro yathākramam caturṣu varṇeṣu pūjitāḥ | rājan! pūrvaṁ eṣāṁ pitṝṇāṁ tṛptau tataḥ soma-devo 'pi tṛpyati | ete sarve pitaro 'smin sabhāyāṁ sanniviṣṭāḥ prasannatā-pūrvakam amit-tejasaṁ prajāpatiṁ brahmāṇam upāsate |
Narada said: Rejoicing, they worship Brahma, the Prajapati of immeasurable splendor. O Bharata, in that renowned heaven—famed throughout all the worlds—move the illustrious Fathers: Vairaja, the Agnishvattas, the Somapas, and the Garhapatyas (these four are embodied forms); and Ekashringa, Chaturveda, and Kala (these three are formless). These seven classes of Pitrs are honored, in due order, among the four social orders. O king, when these Fathers are first satisfied, then Soma, the deity of the oblation, is satisfied as well. All these Pitrs, present in that assembly, gladly adore Brahma, radiant with boundless brilliance.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual and ethical priority is emphasized: honoring the Pitṛs (ancestral/divine Fathers) is presented as a foundational duty, and their satisfaction is said to lead to the satisfaction of Soma—linking personal dharma (gratitude to forebears) with cosmic/ritual order.
Nārada describes a heavenly assembly where seven classes of Pitṛs—four embodied and three formless—move about in Svarga and, while present in the sabhā, joyfully worship the radiant Prajāpati Brahmā.