Shloka 47
Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas
Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy
ऋषयस्तत्र देवाश्च वरुणोऽग्निप्रजापतिः । हरिर्नारायणो देवो महादेवस्तथैव च
ṛṣayastatra devāśca varuṇo'gniprajāpatiḥ | harirnārāyaṇo devo mahādevastathaiva ca
ત્યાં ઋષિઓ અને દેવતાઓ હાજર હતા—વરুণ, અગ્નિ, પ્રજાપતિ; તેમજ હરિ નારાયણ દેવ અને તેમ જ મહાદેવ પણ।
Unspecified narrator (context-dependent within Svarga-khaṇḍa narrative)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: forest
Sandhi Resolution Notes: देवाश्च = देवाः + च; वरुणोऽग्निप्रजापतिः = वरुणः + अग्निः + प्रजापतिः; हरिर्नारायणो = हरिः + नारायणः; महादेवस्तथैव = महादेवः + तथा + एव
FAQs
The verse presents a ceremonial or sacred assembly where major Vedic-Purāṇic deities and sages are simultaneously present, signaling the completeness and sanctity of the event and portraying harmony among divine powers.
It names both Hari/Nārāyaṇa (Viṣṇu) and Mahādeva (Śiva) together without hierarchy, a common Purāṇic way to depict shared divine participation rather than exclusive sectarian supremacy in this specific line.
By depicting sages and multiple deities gathered in one place, the verse implies reverence for sacred assemblies and encourages a broad, respectful devotion that honors the divine in its many acknowledged forms.