Shloka 52
Atithi-prāpti and the Brāhmaṇa’s Deliberation on Triadic Dharma (अतिथिप्राप्तिः धर्मत्रयविचारश्च)
एष ब्रह्मा लोकगुरुर्महान्ू लोकपितामह: । यूयं च विबुधश्रेष्ठा मां यजध्वं समाहिता:,ये सम्पूर्ण जगत्के महान् गुरु लोकपितामह ब्रह्मा और तुम सभी श्रेष्ठ देवगण एकाग्रचित्त हो यज्ञोंद्वारा मेरा यजन करो
vaiśampāyana uvāca | eṣa brahmā lokagurur mahān lokapitāmahaḥ | yūyaṃ ca vibudhaśreṣṭhā māṃ yajadhvaṃ samāhitāḥ |
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。「これぞ梵天—諸世界の大導師にして、万有の祖父である。汝ら、神々のうち最勝の者たちよ。敬虔に心を一つに集め、祭祀（ヤジュニャ）によって我を礼拝せよ。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes that true worship (yajña) requires samādhāna—mental collectedness and reverent focus—and that honoring rightful cosmic authorities (like Brahmā as lokaguru and lokapitāmaha) is part of sustaining dharma and order.
Vaiśampāyana reports a declaration identifying Brahmā as the great world-preceptor and grandsire, and then addresses the foremost gods, instructing them to perform worship through sacrificial rites with concentrated minds.