Shloka 28
Pitāmaha-sabhā-varṇana & Hariścandra-māhātmya
Description of Brahmā’s Assembly and the Eminence of Hariścandra
आयान्ति तस्यां सहिता गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणा: । विंशति: सप्त चैवान्ये लोकपालाश्न सर्वश:
āyānti tasyāṃ sahitā gandharvāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ | viṃśatiḥ sapta caivānye lokapālāś ca sarvaśaḥ |
Nārada berkata: Ke dalam balairung yang gemilang itu datang serentak rombongan Gandharva dan Apsara—dua puluh kumpulan semuanya—bersama tujuh lagi Gandharva yang terkemuka. Dari segenap penjuru, para Lokapāla turut hadir, menjadikan perhimpunan itu seolah-olah mahkamah kosmik, tempat tertib, darjat, dan kewibawaan yang sah ditegakkan di hadapan umum.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores dharmic legitimacy through cosmic recognition: when divine orders (Gandharvas, Apsarases, Lokapālas) gather in a royal hall, it signals that authority and hierarchy are not merely political but aligned with a wider moral and cosmic order.
Nārada is describing the grandeur of the assembly hall: hosts of Gandharvas and Apsarases arrive together, along with additional eminent Gandharvas and the Lokapālas from all directions, emphasizing the hall’s universal, almost heavenly character.