Shloka 32
Brāhmaṇa-mahattva and Atithi-Dharma
Brahmagītā: Praise of Brāhmaṇas and norms of honor
देवगन्धर्वसंघातैरप्सरोभिश्षू सर्वतः । नृत्तश्नैवोपगीतश्च पितामह इव प्रभु:
deva-gandharva-saṅghātair apsarobhiś ca sarvataḥ | nṛttaś caivopagītaś ca pitāmaha iva prabhuḥ ||
Rombongan dewa Gandharva dan para Apsaras mengepungnya dari segala arah, bernyanyi dan menari. Di tengah mereka ia bersinar dengan wibawa, laksana Pitāmaha Brahmā sendiri. Barangsiapa senantiasa mendengarkan dan menuturkan kisah sang rajarṣi Vṛṣadarbha (Uśīnara) ini, menjadi insan berpunya di dunia ini.
श्येन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage affirms the ethical value of śravaṇa and kīrtana: regularly hearing and narrating a righteous king’s exemplary conduct (here, Vṛṣadarbha/Uśīnara) generates puṇya and cultivates a virtuous disposition.
Śyena describes a scene of divine celebration: Gandharvas and Apsarases encircle the honored figure with song and dance, and he appears radiant like Brahmā. The verse then adds a phalaśruti-style statement praising the merit gained by listening to and recounting this episode.