Shloka 7
नारदेन दिव्यसभाः कथितुं प्रतिज्ञा
Nārada’s Prelude to Describing the Divine Assemblies
युधिछिर उवाच भवान् संचरते लोकान् सदा नानाविधान् बहून् । ब्रह्मणा निर्मितान् पूर्व प्रेक्षमाणो मनोजव:,युधिष्ठिरे पूछा--मुनिवर! आप मनके समान वेगशाली हैं, अतः ब्रह्माजीने पूर्वकालमें जिनका निर्माण किया है, उन अनेक प्रकारके बहुत-से लोकोंका दर्शन करते हुए आप उनमें सदा बेरोक-टोक विचरते रहते हैं
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
bhavān sañcarate lokān sadā nānāvidhān bahūn |
brahmaṇā nirmitān pūrvaṃ prekṣamāṇo manojavaḥ ||
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “Revered sir, you move freely at all times through many worlds of diverse kinds. Swift as the mind, you behold those realms that were fashioned long ago by Brahmā.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models dharmic inquiry: a ruler approaches a knower with humility, recognizing the sage’s wider vision of reality (many lokas) and grounding that vision in cosmic order (creation by Brahmā).
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a revered sage, praising his mind-swift ability to roam and observe many Brahmā-created realms, setting up a request for knowledge based on the sage’s extraordinary experience.