Shloka 18
Pitāmaha-sabhā-varṇana & Hariścandra-māhātmya
Description of Brahmā’s Assembly and the Eminence of Hariścandra
उपतिष्ठन्ति चाप्येनं प्रजानां पतय: प्रभुम् दक्ष: प्रचेता: पुलहो मरीचि: कश्यप: प्रभु:,भारत! वहाँ दक्ष आदि प्रजापतिगण उन भगवान् ब्रह्माजीकी सेवामें उपस्थित होते हैं। दक्ष, प्रचेता, पुलह, मरीचि, प्रभावशाली कश्यप,
upatiṣṭhanti cāpy enaṃ prajānāṃ patayaḥ prabhum | dakṣaḥ pracetāḥ pulaho marīciḥ kaśyapaḥ prabhuḥ |
हे भारत! तेथे दक्ष आदि प्रजापतीगण त्या परम प्रभू ब्रह्मदेवांच्या सेवेत उपस्थित असतात—दक्ष, प्रचेता, पुलह, मरीचि आणि प्रभावशाली कश्यप।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the highest cosmic administrators (the Prajāpatis) model dharma through disciplined service and recognition of rightful authority; order in the world is sustained when power is exercised within hierarchy, responsibility, and reverence.
Nārada describes the celestial court: the Prajāpatis—Dakṣa, Pracetā, Pulaha, Marīci, and Kaśyapa—are present, attending upon Brahmā, indicating his central role in governance of creation and the cooperative functioning of cosmic offices.