Shloka 5
Pitāmaha-sabhā-varṇana & Hariścandra-māhātmya
Description of Brahmā’s Assembly and the Eminence of Hariścandra
श्रुत्वा गुणानहं तस्या: सभाया: पाण्डवर्षभ | दर्शनेप्सुस्तथा राजन्नादित्यमिदमब्लुवम्,पाण्डुकुलभूषण युधिष्ठिर! उस सभाके अलौकिक गुण सुनकर मेरे मनमें उसके दर्शनकी इच्छा जाग उठी और मैंने सूर्यदेवसे कहा--
śrutvā guṇān ahaṃ tasyāḥ sabhāyāḥ pāṇḍavarṣabha | darśanepsus tathā rājann ādityam idam abruvam ||
ナーラダは語った。「その सभा の超凡なる功徳を聞くや、パーンドゥ族の雄牛よ、私はそれを拝見したいという渇望に駆られた。ゆえに、王よ、私は太陽神アーディティヤに向かい、見得る機会を求めてこのように告げたのである。」
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how genuine excellence (guṇa) naturally inspires a desire for direct experience (darśana), and how a seeker may appropriately approach higher authorities—here, the Sun-god—through respectful speech to fulfill a worthy aspiration.
Nārada tells Yudhiṣṭhira that after hearing about the marvelous qualities of the Pāṇḍavas’ assembly-hall, he became eager to see it and therefore addressed Āditya (the Sun) to obtain the chance to behold it.