Shloka 523
Pitāmaha-sabhā-varṇana & Hariścandra-māhātmya
Description of Brahmā’s Assembly and the Eminence of Hariścandra
ऋषयो बालखिल्याश्षु योनिजायोनिजास्तथा । राजेन्द्र! स्वामी कार्तिकेय भी वहाँ उपस्थित होकर सदा ब्रह्माजीकी सेवा करते हैं। भगवान् नारायण
ṛṣayo bālakhilyāś ca yonijāyonijāś tathā | rājendra! svāmī kārtikeyo 'pi tatraiva samupasthitaḥ sadā brahmaṇaḥ sevāṃ karoti | bhagavān nārāyaṇo devarṣigaṇā bālakhilyā ṛṣayaś ca anye ca yonijā ayoni-jāś ca ṛṣayaḥ tasmin sabhāyāṃ brahmaṇa ārādhanāṃ kurvanti |
Dijo Nārada: «Oh el mejor de los reyes, allí también están presentes los sabios—entre ellos los Bālakhilyas—y asimismo aquellos nacidos de vientre y aquellos no nacidos de vientre. Skanda (Kārtikeya), el comandante divino, se halla allí y sirve continuamente a Brahmā. Bhagavān Nārāyaṇa, los devarṣi, los ṛṣis Bālakhilya y otros ṛṣis—tanto nacidos de yoni como no nacidos de yoni—rinden culto a Brahmā en esa asamblea.»
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic hierarchy and humility: even exalted beings—gods, great sages, and Nārāyaṇa—honor Brahmā through worship and service, showing that true greatness expresses itself as reverence and disciplined attendance in a righteous assembly.
Nārada is describing Brahmā’s celestial assembly hall, listing the eminent attendees—Bālakhilya sages, various classes of ṛṣis (womb-born and non-womb-born), Kārtikeya in constant service, and Nārāyaṇa with the devarṣis—who are engaged in worship of Brahmā.