Shloka 15

Devanagari script

नरनारायणोौ ब्रह्मा यम: स्थाणुश्न॒ पठचम: । उपासते यत्र सत्र॑ सहस्रयुगपर्यये,एक हजार युग बीतनेपर वहीं नर-नारायण ऋषि, ब्रह्मा, यमराज और पाँचवें महादेवजी यज्ञका अनुष्ठान करते हैं

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: nara-nārāyaṇau brahmā yamaḥ sthāṇuś ca pañcamaḥ | upāsate yatra satraṁ sahasra-yuga-paryaye ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Di tempat suci itu, setelah genap seribu yuga, Nara dan Nārāyaṇa, Brahmā, Yama, dan Sthāṇu (Śiva)—yang kelima di antara mereka—melaksanakan serta menghadiri satu sidang korban yang berpanjangan (satra).”

Word by Word

नरनारायणौNara and Narayana

ब्रह्माBrahmā

यमःYama

स्थाणुःSthāṇu (Śiva)

पञ्चमःthe fifth (one)

उपासतेthey worship / attend upon

यत्रwhere

सत्रम्a sacrificial session (sattra)

सहस्रयुगपर्ययेat the completion of a thousand yugas

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Nara

Nārāyaṇa

Brahmā

Yama

Sthāṇu (Śiva)

satra (sacrificial session)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that true sanctity is measured by sustained dharmic practice: even the highest beings honor a place through long, disciplined sacrificial worship, implying that devotion and righteous ritual order uphold cosmic stability across vast cycles of time.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a supremely holy location where, at the completion of a thousand yugas, exalted figures—Nara-Nārāyaṇa, Brahmā, Yama, and Śiva—assemble to perform/attend a long sacrificial session (satra), emphasizing the site’s exceptional spiritual power.