Shloka 15

मयेन सभानिर्माणम्

Maya’s Construction of the Assembly Hall

Devanagari script

नरनारायणोौ ब्रह्मा यम: स्थाणुश्न॒ पठचम: । उपासते यत्र सत्र॑ सहस्रयुगपर्यये,एक हजार युग बीतनेपर वहीं नर-नारायण ऋषि, ब्रह्मा, यमराज और पाँचवें महादेवजी यज्ञका अनुष्ठान करते हैं

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: nara-nārāyaṇau brahmā yamaḥ sthāṇuś ca pañcamaḥ | upāsate yatra satraṁ sahasra-yuga-paryaye ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : «En ce lieu sacré, lorsque mille yugas se sont accomplis, Nara et Nārāyaṇa, Brahmā, Yama et Sthāṇu (Śiva), le cinquième d’entre eux, célèbrent et prennent part à une longue session sacrificielle (satra).»

Word by Word

नरनारायणौNara and Narayana

ब्रह्माBrahmā

यमःYama

स्थाणुःSthāṇu (Śiva)

पञ्चमःthe fifth (one)

उपासतेthey worship / attend upon

यत्रwhere

सत्रम्a sacrificial session (sattra)

सहस्रयुगपर्ययेat the completion of a thousand yugas

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Nara

Nārāyaṇa

Brahmā

Yama

Sthāṇu (Śiva)

satra (sacrificial session)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that true sanctity is measured by sustained dharmic practice: even the highest beings honor a place through long, disciplined sacrificial worship, implying that devotion and righteous ritual order uphold cosmic stability across vast cycles of time.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a supremely holy location where, at the completion of a thousand yugas, exalted figures—Nara-Nārāyaṇa, Brahmā, Yama, and Śiva—assemble to perform/attend a long sacrificial session (satra), emphasizing the site’s exceptional spiritual power.