Shloka 23

Pitāmaha-sabhā-varṇana & Hariścandra-māhātmya

Description of Brahmā’s Assembly and the Eminence of Hariścandra

Devanagari script

दुर्वासाश्ष महाभाग ऋष्यश्‌ड्रश्च धार्मिक: । सनत्कुमारो भगवान्‌ योगाचार्यो महातपा:,महाभाग दुर्वासा, धर्मात्मा ऋष्यशृंग, महातपस्वी योगाचार्य भगवान्‌ सनत्कुमार,

Transliteration

Nārada uvāca: Durvāsāś ca mahābhāga ṛṣyaśṛṅgaś ca dhārmikaḥ | Sanatkumāro bhagavān yogācāryo mahātapāḥ ||

Translation

ນາຣະດະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ທີ່ນັ້ນຍັງມີ ຣິຊິ ດຸຣວາສາ ຜູ້ມີກຽດສູງ; ແລະ ຜູ້ເຫັນທຳ ຣິຊະຍະສຣິງຄະ ຜູ້ຕັ້ງຢູ່ໃນທຳ; ທັງ ພຣະສະນັດກຸມາຣ ອັນຄວນເຄົາລົບ—ອາຈານໂຍຄະຜູ້ສູງສຸດ ມີຕະປະອັນໃຫຍ່».

Word by Word

दुर्वासाःDurvāsā (sage Durvasa)

महाभागःgreatly fortunate / illustrious

ऋष्यशृङ्गःṚṣyaśṛṅga (name of a sage)

चand

धार्मिकःrighteous / virtuous

सनत्कुमारःSanatkumāra

भगवान्the venerable / divine one

योगाचार्यःteacher of yoga

महातपाःof great austerity / great ascetic

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Narada

Durvasa

Rishyasringa

Sanatkumara

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores ethical and spiritual authority by naming exemplary sages—figures defined by dharma, austerity, and yogic discipline—implying that true eminence rests on self-control, righteousness, and realized wisdom.

What is happening in the narrative?

Narada is enumerating revered ascetics and spiritual teachers, highlighting their qualities (righteousness, tapas, yogic mastery) as part of a broader description of notable persons whose presence and counsel carry weight in matters of conduct and governance.