Shloka 1
वारुणी सभा — Varuṇa’s Divine Assembly
Nārada’s Description
- नीलकण्ठने अपनी टीकामें इन सत्ताईस पावकोंके नाम इस प्रकार बताये हैं--अंगिरा
nārada uvāca | yudhiṣṭhira sabhā divyā varuṇasyāmitaprabhā | pramāṇena yathā yāmyā śubhaprākāratoraṇā ||
នារទៈបាននិយាយថា៖ «ឱ យុធិષ્ઠិរា! សាលាសភាទេវតារបស់វរុណៈភ្លឺចែងចាំងដោយពន្លឺអសীম។ ទំហំរបស់វាស្មើនឹងសាលារបស់យមរាជ ហើយជញ្ជាំងព័ទ្ធជុំវិញ និងទ្វារច្រកទាំងឡាយ សុទ្ធតែស្រស់ស្អាតលើសលប់»។
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that divine governance is marked by order, proportion, and auspicious beauty: Varuṇa’s court, radiant and well-measured like Yama’s, symbolizes cosmic administration grounded in ṛta/dharma rather than mere power.
Nārada begins a description of Varuṇa’s celestial assembly-hall for Yudhiṣṭhira, comparing its size to Yama’s hall and praising its splendid walls and gateways, as part of a broader account of divine courts.