Shloka 35
यमसभावर्णनम् (Yamasabhā-varṇanam) — Nārada’s Description of Dharmarāja’s Assembly
ज्वलन्ती भासमाना च तेजसा स्वेन भारत । तामुग्रतपसो यान्ति सुव्रता: सत्यवादिन:
jvalantī bhāsamānā ca tejasā svena bhārata | tām ugratapaso yānti suvratāḥ satyavādinaḥ ||
ఓ భారతా! ఆ సభ తన స్వంత తేజస్సుతోనే జ్వలిస్తూ ప్రకాశిస్తుంది. అక్కడికి ఘోర తపస్సు చేసినవారు, ఉత్తమ వ్రతధారులు, సత్యవాదులు వెళ్తారు.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links access to an exalted, radiant space with ethical and ascetic qualifications: truthfulness (satya), disciplined vows (vrata), and austerity (tapas). Inner moral purity is portrayed as a real power (tejas) that both illuminates the person and makes them fit to enter such a sanctified assembly.
Nārada is describing a wondrous sabhā (assembly hall) that shines by its own radiance. He states that it is approached/attained by highly disciplined, truth-speaking ascetics—implying that the hall is not merely architectural splendor but a morally charged space associated with spiritual merit.