Shloka 35

यमसभावर्णनम् (Yamasabhā-varṇanam) — Nārada’s Description of Dharmarāja’s Assembly

Devanagari script

ज्वलन्ती भासमाना च तेजसा स्वेन भारत । तामुग्रतपसो यान्ति सुव्रता: सत्यवादिन:,भारत! वह सभा अपने तेजसे प्रज्वलित तथा उद्धासित होती रहती है। कठोर तपस्या और उत्तम व्रतका पालन करनेवाले, सत्यवादी, शान्त, संन्यासी तथा अपने पुण्यकर्मसे शुद्ध एवं पवित्र हुए पुरुष उस सभामें जाते हैं। उन सबके शरीर तेजसे प्रकाशित होते रहते हैं। सभी निर्मल वस्त्र धारण करते हैं

Transliteration

jvalantī bhāsamānā ca tejasā svena bhārata | tām ugratapaso yānti suvratāḥ satyavādinaḥ ||

Translation

Wahai Bhārata, balairung itu menyala dan berkilau oleh cahayanya sendiri. Ke sana datang para pertapa dengan tapa yang dahsyat—mereka yang berkaul luhur dan berkata benar.

Word by Word

ज्वलन्तीblazing

भासमानाshining, radiant

चand

तेजसाby (her/its) splendor

स्वेनby her/its own

भारतO Bharata

ताम्that (hall/assembly), her

उग्रतपसःof fierce austerities (ascetics)

यान्तिgo, proceed

सुव्रताःof good vows; well-vowed

सत्यवादिनःtruth-speaking

भारतO Bharata

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Bhārata

sabhā (assembly hall)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links access to an exalted, radiant space with ethical and ascetic qualifications: truthfulness (satya), disciplined vows (vrata), and austerity (tapas). Inner moral purity is portrayed as a real power (tejas) that both illuminates the person and makes them fit to enter such a sanctified assembly.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is describing a wondrous sabhā (assembly hall) that shines by its own radiance. He states that it is approached/attained by highly disciplined, truth-speaking ascetics—implying that the hall is not merely architectural splendor but a morally charged space associated with spiritual merit.