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 |
यमं वैवस्वतं तात प्रहृष्टाः पर्युपासते । शीतोष्णानि च तोयानि स्वादूनि नित्यशोऽत्र वै ॥ पुण्यात्मानो राजर्षयः ब्रह्मर्षयश्च निर्मलहृदयाः । हृष्टाः सन्नुपविष्टास्तं उपासते दिवाकरात्मजम् ॥
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.