Shloka 12
यमसभावर्णनम् (Yamasabhā-varṇanam) — Nārada’s Description of Dharmarāja’s Assembly
दिवोदासश्न सुमना अम्बरीषो भगीरथ: । व्यश्वः सदश्चो वध्यश्वः पृथुवेग: पृथुअ्रवा:
divodāsaś ca sumanā ambarīṣo bhagīrathaḥ | vyaśvaḥ sadaśco vadhyaśvaḥ pṛthuvegaḥ pṛthuravāḥ ||
ਨਾਰਦ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਦਿਵੋਦਾਸ, ਸੁਮਨਾ, ਅੰਬਰੀਸ਼ ਅਤੇ ਭਗੀਰਥ; ਅਤੇ ਵ੍ਯਸ਼੍ਵ, ਸਦਸ਼੍ਵ, ਵਧ੍ਯਸ਼੍ਵ, ਪૃਥੁਵੇਗ ਅਤੇ ਪૃਥੁਸ਼੍ਰਵਾ—ਇਹ ਵੀ ਪ੍ਰਸਿੱਧ ਰਾਜੇ ਸਨ।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how dharmic kingship is remembered through exemplary names: a ruler’s ethical conduct and public good become lasting reputation, held up as a standard for later generations.
Nārada is enumerating notable kings from earlier times, invoking a traditional catalogue of renowned rulers to contextualize the discussion around royal lineage, merit, and the ideals of governance.