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 ||
Wika ni Nārada: “Ngayong araw, ang Panginoon ng mga daigdig, ang Pitāmaha (Brahmā)—may di-masukat na pag-unawa at may habag sa lahat ng nilalang—ay tumatanggap sa mararangal na panauhing dumating sa kanya sa nararapat na paraan, binabati ang bawat isa ayon sa wastong kaugalian at pinagkakalooban sila ng pabor.”
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.