Shloka 40
Pitāmaha-sabhā-varṇana & Hariścandra-māhātmya
Description of Brahmā’s Assembly and the Eminence of Hariścandra
कालिका सुरभी देवी सरमा चाथ गौतमी,अदिति, दिति, दनु, सुरसा, विनता, इरा, कालिका, सुरभी देवी, सरमा, गौतमी, प्रभा और कद्रू-ये दो देवियाँ, देवमाताएँ, रुद्राणी, श्री, लक्ष्मी, भद्रा तथा अपरा, षष्ठी, पृथ्वी, भूतलपर उतरी हुई गंगादेवी, लज्जा, स्वाहा, कीर्ति, सुरादेवी, शची, पुष्टि, अरुन्धती संवृत्ति, आशा, नियति, सृष्टिदेवी, रति तथा अन्य देवियाँ भी उस सभामें प्रजापति ब्रह्माजीकी उपासना करती हैं
kālikā surabhī devī sarmā cātha gautamī, aditiḥ ditiḥ danuḥ surasā vinatā irā, kālikā surabhī devī sarmā gautamī prabhā ca kadrūḥ—ete devyaḥ devamātaraḥ; rudrāṇī śrīr lakṣmīr bhadrā tathā aparā, ṣaṣṭhī pṛthivī bhūtale ’vatīrṇā gaṅgādevī, lajjā svāhā kīrtiḥ surādevī śacī puṣṭir arundhatī saṃvṛttiḥ āśā niyatiḥ sṛṣṭidevī ratiś ca tathā anyā devyo ’pi tasmin sabhāyāṃ prajāpatiṃ brahmāṇam upāsate.
Nārada berkata: “Kālikā, Dewi Surabhī, Saramā, dan Gautamī; Aditi, Diti, Danu, Surasā, Vinatā, Irā; demikian pula Prabhā dan Kadrū—para ibu ilahi itu; bersama Rudrāṇī, Śrī (Lakṣmī), Bhadrā dan Aparā; Ṣaṣṭhī, Pṛthivī, serta Dewi Gaṅgā yang turun ke dunia; juga Lajjā, Svāhā, Kīrti, Surādevī, Śacī, Puṣṭi, Arundhatī, Saṃvṛtti, Āśā, Niyati, Dewi Penciptaan, Rati, dan banyak dewi lainnya—semuanya hadir di balairung itu, memuja Prajāpati Brahmā.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage emphasizes reverence for the cosmic source of order and creation—Prajāpati Brahmā—showing that even powerful divine mothers and personified virtues (modesty, fame, hope, destiny) are oriented toward worship and alignment with dharmic order rather than mere power.
Nārada describes the grandeur and sanctity of the assembly hall: numerous goddesses and divine mothers are present there, collectively worshipping Brahmā, thereby portraying the sabhā as a space where cosmic hierarchy and ritual reverence are visibly enacted.