Shloka 76
यमसभावर्णनम् (Yamasabhā-varṇanam) — Nārada’s Description of Dharmarāja’s Assembly
यम॑ वैवस्वतं तात प्रह्ृष्टा: पर्युपासते । वहाँ ठंडे और गर्म स्वादिष्ठ जल नित्य उपलब्ध होते हैं। तात! वहाँ बहुत-से पुण्यात्मा राजर्षि और निर्मल हृदयवाले ब्रह्मर्षि प्रसन्नतापूर्वक बैठकर सूर्यपुत्र यमकी उपासना करते हैं
yamaṁ vaivasvataṁ tāta prahṛṣṭāḥ paryupāsate |
Nārada disse: “Meu filho, ali (nesse reino abençoado) os que estão jubilosos e purificados sentam-se em reverente assistência, adorando Yama Vaivasvata, o filho do Sol. Águas frescas e mornas, de sabor deleitoso, estão sempre disponíveis; e muitos rājarsis meritórios e brahmarṣis de coração imaculado permanecem, com alegria, devotados a ele.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage links moral merit (puṇya) and inner purity with proximity to divine justice: the virtuous—royal seers and brahmarṣis—joyfully honor Yama, portraying dharma not as fear but as reverent alignment with cosmic order.
Nārada describes a blessed setting where pleasant waters are ever available and where virtuous sages and saintly kings sit contentedly, worshipping Yama Vaivasvata (the Sun’s son), emphasizing the honor accorded to the divine judge by the righteous.