Shloka 59

अनुक्रमणिकाध्यायः (Anukramaṇikā Adhyāya) — Invocation, Narrator Frame, and Textual Scope

Devanagari script

हिरण्यगर्भमासीनं तस्मिंस्तु परमासने । परिवृत्यासनाभ्याशे वासवेय: स्थितो5भवत्‌,जब उस श्रेष्ठ आसनपर ब्रह्माजी विराज गये, तब व्यासजीने उनकी परिक्रमा की और ब्रह्माजीके आसनके समीप ही विनयपूर्वक खड़े हो गये

Transliteration

hiraṇyagarbham āsīnaṃ tasmiṃs tu paramāsane | parivṛtyāsanābhyāśe vāsaveyaḥ sthito 'bhavat ||

Translation

เมื่อหิรัณยครรภ์ (พระพรหม) ประทับนั่งบนอาสนะอันประเสริฐนั้นแล้ว วาสเวยะ (วยาสะ) ได้เวียนประทักษิณด้วยความเคารพ และยืนอย่างนอบน้อมใกล้พระอาสนะ

Word by Word

हिरण्यगर्भम्Hiraṇyagarbha (Brahmā) (as object)

आसीनम्seated

तस्मिन्in that

तुbut/indeed

परमासनेon the highest seat

परिवृत्यhaving circumambulated

आसनाभ्याशेnear the seat

वासवेयःVāsaveya (Vyāsa)

स्थितःstanding

अभवत्became/was

Characters & Entities

Hiraṇyagarbha (Brahmā)

Vāsaveya (Vyāsa)

parama-āsana (supreme seat/throne)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dhārmic conduct in the presence of a revered authority: showing respect through circumambulation and standing humbly nearby. It models the ethical posture of a seeker—humility, restraint, and reverence toward the source of wisdom.

What is happening in the narrative?

Brahmā (Hiraṇyagarbha) is seated on a supreme throne. Vyāsa (called Vāsaveya) circles him respectfully and then stands near the seat, indicating deference and readiness to receive instruction or convey a request.