Shloka 13
Arjuna meets the Lokapālas, is tested by Indra, and is led to Amarāvatī for astra-śikṣā
Indraloka-gamana
यस्मिन ब्रह्मसदश्चैव भूतात्मा चावतिष्ठते । प्रजापति: सृजन् सर्व यत् किज्चिज्जड्र्मागमम्,“इसीपर ब्रह्माजीकी सभा है, जहाँ समस्त प्राणियोंके आत्मा ब्रह्मा स्थावर-जंगम समस्त प्राणियोंकी सृष्टि करते हुए नित्य निवास करते हैं
yasmin brahmasadaś caiva bhūtātmā cāvatiṣṭhate | prajāpatiḥ sṛjan sarvaṃ yat kiñcij jaṅgamāgamam ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: «En aquel reino se alza el propio salón de asamblea de Brahmā, donde el Señor de las criaturas—Brahmā, el Sí mismo interior de todos los seres—mora sin cesar, engendrando cuanto existe, lo móvil y lo inmóvil».
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames Brahmā as the abiding source and inner self of beings, emphasizing a moral-cosmic order: creation is not random but sustained by a governing intelligence, and the ideal ‘assembly’ symbolizes righteous, orderly governance aligned with that cosmic dharma.
Vaiśampāyana describes a transcendent location identified as Brahmā’s court, portraying Brahmā/Prajāpati seated there and continuously engaged in creating all forms of life—both animate (moving) and inanimate (immovable).