Shloka 4
ययातिपतनम् — Yayāti’s Fall and the Offer of Dharma
Nārada’s Account
नानापुरुषदेश्यानामीश्चरैश्व समाकुलम् | ऋषिभिर्त्रह्मकल्पैश्व समन््तादावृतं वनम्
nānā-puruṣa-deśyānām īśvaraiś ca samākulam | ṛṣibhir brahma-kalpaiś ca samantād āvṛtaṃ vanam ||
ਉਹ ਜੰਗਲ ਅਨੇਕਾਂ ਦੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਜਨਪਦਾਂ ਦੇ ਰਾਜਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਭਰ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ ਅਤੇ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਵਰਗੇ ਤੇਜਸਵੀ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਰਿਸ਼ੀਆਂ ਨੇ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਚੌਹਾਂ ਪਾਸਿਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਘੇਰ ਲਿਆ ਸੀ।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Worldly authority (kings) is portrayed as gathering within a space dominated by spiritual authority (brahmarṣis). The implied ethical point is that political decisions—especially in tense pre-war contexts—should be restrained and guided by dharma as represented by the sages.
Nārada describes a forest (associated with Prayāga in the gloss) becoming densely filled with rulers from many regions, while powerful sages, radiant like Brahmā, surround the place on all sides—creating an image of a grand, dharma-charged assembly.