Shloka 4

Devanagari script

अप्रमेयां सभां दिव्यां मानसीं भरतर्षभ । अनिर्देश्यां प्रभावेण सर्वभूतमनोरमाम्‌,भरतश्रेष्ठ] वह सभा अप्रमेय, दिव्य, ब्रह्माजीके मानसिक संकल्पसे प्रकट हुई तथा समस्त प्राणियोंके मनको मोह लेनेवाली है। उसका प्रभाव अवर्णनीय है

Transliteration

aprameyāṃ sabhāṃ divyāṃ mānasīṃ bharatarṣabha | anirdeśyāṃ prabhāveṇa sarvabhūtamanoramām ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Nārada: “O bantayog sa mga Bharata, ang kapulungang iyon ay di-masukat at makalangit—isinilang mula sa pasya ng isip ni Brahmā. Ang ningning nito’y di-maipaliwanag, at binibihag nito ang isipan ng lahat ng nilalang.”

Word by Word

अप्रमेयाम्immeasurable, beyond measure

सभाम्assembly hall

दिव्याम्divine, celestial

मानसीम्mental; produced by mind/will

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas

अनिर्देश्याम्indescribable, not to be specified

प्रभावेणby (its) power/splendour

सर्वभूतमनोरमाम्delighting the minds of all beings

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Bharatarṣabha (addressed person, i.e., a Bharata prince/king)

Sabhā (the divine assembly-hall)

Brahmā (implied by 'mānasī' creation; per Gita Press gloss)

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 how extraordinary power and beauty can exceed ordinary measures and language. It implicitly cautions that such splendor—though captivating to all—should be approached with discernment, since fascination with grandeur can influence judgment in royal and ethical life.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is describing a wondrous, divine assembly-hall to a Bharata ruler/prince, emphasizing that it is immeasurable, manifested through a mental act of creation (as explained in the Gita Press gloss), and so enchanting that it captivates the minds of all beings.