Shloka 47
Pitāmaha-sabhā-varṇana & Hariścandra-māhātmya
Description of Brahmā’s Assembly and the Eminence of Hariścandra
सोमपा एकशज्जश्व चतुर्वेदा: कलास्तथा । एते चतुर्षु वर्णेषु पूज्यन्ते पितरो नृप
somapā ekaśajjaśva caturvedāḥ kalās tathā | ete caturṣu varṇeṣu pūjyante pitaro nṛpa ||
Nārada berkata: “Wahai raja, para Somapā (yang mempersembahkan Soma), mereka yang melaksanakan upacara Ekāśajja dan Aśva, para pengenal empat Veda, serta mereka yang mahir dalam seni—dalam keempat-empat varṇa, melalui merekalah para Pitṛ (leluhur) dihormati dan disembah dengan sewajarnya.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links social and religious responsibility to honoring the ancestors: those devoted to Vedic learning, major sacrifices, and cultivated disciplines become key supports for Pitṛ-worship across all four varṇas, emphasizing continuity of tradition and duty to forebears.
Nārada addresses a king and describes which kinds of people are especially revered in society because their conduct—sacrifice, Vedic mastery, and disciplined skills—upholds rites through which the ancestors are honored.