Shloka 51
Gandhamādana-praveśa and the Sudden Storm (गन्धमादनप्रवेशः — चण्डवातवर्षवर्णनम्)
उपसर्प्य च देवेशं ब्रह्माणं लोकसाक्षिकम् | भूत्वा प्राजजलय: सर्वे वाक्यमुच्चारयंस्तदा,लोकसाक्षी देवेश्वर ब्रह्माके निकट पहुँचकर सबने हाथ जोड़कर प्रणाम किया और कहा--
upasarpya ca deveśaṃ brahmāṇaṃ lokasākṣikam | bhūtvā prāñjalayaḥ sarve vākyam uccārayams tadā ||
Lalu, setelah mendekati Brahmā—Penguasa para dewa, saksi segala dunia—mereka semua berdiri dengan kedua telapak tangan dirapatkan, dan pada saat itu menyampaikan permohonan mereka.
लोमश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic conduct in approaching higher authority: humility (añjali), recognition of moral accountability (Brahmā as lokasākṣin), and the preference for respectful petition and truthful speech when seeking direction.
A group (contextually, those present in the episode) approaches Brahmā, described as the lordly deity and witness of the worlds. They join their hands in reverence and begin to speak—introducing a request, inquiry, or appeal that follows in subsequent verses.