Shloka 52
Pitāmaha-sabhā-varṇana & Hariścandra-māhātmya
Description of Brahmā’s Assembly and the Eminence of Hariścandra
महासेनश्च राजेन्द्र सदोपास्ते पितामहम् । देवो नारायणस्तस्यां तथा देवर्षयश्न ये
mahāsenaś ca rājendra sadopāste pitāmaham | devo nārāyaṇas tasyāṃ tathā devarṣayaś ca ye ||
Nārada said: “O king of kings, Mahāsena continually worships the Grandsire. In that same assembly, the god Nārāyaṇa is also present, and so too are the divine seers.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights sustained reverence (sadopāsanā) toward the highest divine authority and portrays a sacred order where gods and seers gather around the supreme—suggesting that true greatness is aligned with devotion and humility before the cosmic source.
Nārada informs the king that Mahāsena is constantly engaged in worship of the Grandsire, and that Nārāyaṇa and the divine seers are also present there—describing an exalted, divinely attended setting rather than an ordinary royal scene.