Shloka 57
Pitāmaha-sabhā-varṇana & Hariścandra-māhātmya
Description of Brahmā’s Assembly and the Eminence of Hariścandra
महाभागानमितधीर्त्रद्या लोकपितामह: । दयावान् सर्वभूतेषु यथा प्रतिपद्यते,अगाध बुद्धिवाले दयालु लोकपितामह ब्रह्माजी अपने यहाँ आये हुए सभी महाभाग अतिथियों--देवता, दैत्य, नाग, पक्षी, यक्ष, सुपर्ण, कालेय, गन्धर्व तथा अप्सराओं एवं सम्पूर्ण भूतोंसे यथायोग्य मिलते हैं और उन्हें अनुगृहीत करते हैं
mahābhāgān amitadhīr adyā lokapitāmahaḥ | dayāvān sarvabhūteṣu yathā pratipadyate ||
नारद उवाच—महाभागानमितधीः अद्य लोकपितामहः । दयावान् सर्वभूतेषु यथावत् प्रतिपद्यते ॥
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic conduct through impartial compassion and proper hospitality: an ideal leader (here Brahmā) honors all beings and receives guests according to propriety, combining wisdom with mercy.
Nārada describes Brahmā’s court: many classes of beings—gods, demons, nāgas, celestial musicians, nymphs, and others—arrive as guests, and Brahmā welcomes and favors them appropriately.