Shloka 113
वारुणी सभा — Varuṇa’s Divine Assembly
Nārada’s Description
पताकिनो मण्डलिन: फणावन्तश्न सर्वश: । (अनन्तश्न महानागो यं स दृष्टवा जलेश्वर: । अभ्यर्चयति सत्कारैरासनेन च त॑ विभुम् ।। वासुकिप्रमुखाश्वैव सर्वे प्राजजलय: स्थिता: । अनुज्ञाताश्व शेषेण यथा्हमुपविश्य च ।।) एते चान्ये च बहव: सर्पस्तिस्यां युधिष्ठिर । उपासते महात्मानं वरुण विगतक्क्लमा:
patākino maṇḍalinaḥ phaṇāvantaś ca sarvaśaḥ | (anantaś ca mahānāgo yaṃ sa dṛṣṭvā jaleśvaraḥ | abhyarcayati satkārair āsanena ca taṃ vibhum || vāsuki-pramukhāś caiva sarve prāñjalayaḥ sthitāḥ | anujñātāś ca śeṣeṇa yathāham upaviśya ca ||) ete cānye ca bahavaḥ sarpās tasyāṃ yudhiṣṭhira | upāsate mahātmānaṃ varuṇaṃ vigataklamāḥ ||
Nārada said: “There are serpents of every kind—bearing banners, coiled in circles, and crowned with raised hoods. When the great serpent Ananta is seen, the Lord of the Waters (Varuṇa) rises to honor that mighty one with respectful offerings and a seat. Vāsuki and the other chief nāgas stand with folded hands; and, with Śeṣa’s permission, I too sat down as was proper. These and many other serpents, O Yudhiṣṭhira, attend upon the great-souled Varuṇa there, free from fatigue.”
नारद उवाच