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Shloka 10

Pitāmaha-sabhā-varṇana & Hariścandra-māhātmya

Description of Brahmā’s Assembly and the Eminence of Hariścandra

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत सभापववके अन्तर्गत लोकपालसभाख्यानपर्वमें कुबेरसभा-वर्णन नामक दसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ,ततः स भगवान्‌ सूर्यो मामुपादाय वीर्यवान्‌ | आगच्छत्‌ तां सभां ब्राह्मीं विपाप्मा विगतक्‍्लम: तदनन्तर मेरी तपस्या पूर्ण होनेपर पापरहित, क्लेशशून्य और परम शक्तिशाली भगवान्‌ सूर्य मुझे साथ ले ब्रह्माजीकी उस सभामें गये

tataḥ sa bhagavān sūryo mām upādāya vīryavān | āgacchat tāṃ sabhāṃ brāhmīṃ vipāpmā vigataklamaḥ ||

तदनन्तरं स भगवान् सूर्यः वीर्यवान् मामुपादाय । आगच्छत् तां सभां ब्राह्मीं विपाप्मा विगतक्लमः ॥

ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भगवान्the Lord, the Blessed one
भगवान्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सूर्यःthe Sun (god)
सूर्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormAccusative, Singular
उपादायhaving taken (along)
उपादाय:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-आ-दा
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
वीर्यवान्powerful, possessed of valor
वीर्यवान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootवीर्यवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
आगच्छत्came, went (towards)
आगच्छत्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-गम्
FormImperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
ताम्that (fem.), her/that one
ताम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
सभाम्assembly hall, court
सभाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसभा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
ब्राह्मीम्belonging to Brahmā (Brahmā’s)
ब्राह्मीम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootब्राह्मी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
विपाप्माsinless, free from sin
विपाप्मा:
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-पाप्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विगतक्लमःfree from fatigue/affliction
विगतक्लमः:
TypeAdjective
Rootविगत-क्लम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

नारद उवाच

N
Nārada
S
Sūrya (Sun-god)
B
Brahmā
B
Brahmā’s assembly (Brāhmī sabhā)

Educational Q&A

The verse links completed austerity (tapas) with inner purification (vipāpmā) and freedom from distress (vigataklamaḥ), suggesting that disciplined spiritual effort prepares one to enter higher, sacred spaces and receive divine guidance.

After Nārada’s austerities are fulfilled, the Sun-god Sūrya takes him along and goes to Brahmā’s assembly hall, marking a transition from ascetic practice to divine audience and instruction.