Śuka’s Origin, Mastery of Śāstra, and Testing at Janaka’s Court
लोकपालाश्च साध्याश्च वसुभिश्चाष्टभिः सह । आदित्याश्चैव रुद्राश्च दिवाकरनिशाकरौ ॥ ९ ॥
lokapālāśca sādhyāśca vasubhiścāṣṭabhiḥ saha | ādityāścaiva rudrāśca divākaraniśākarau || 9 ||
لوک پال، سادھیہ گن، آٹھوں وسوؤں کے ساتھ؛ نیز آدتیہ اور رودرگن—اور سورج و چاند بھی—وہاں موجود تھے۔
Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition; verse lists celestial classes as part of the teaching narrative)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It emphasizes the vast divine order—multiple classes of devas and cosmic regulators—implying that worldly governance and cosmic functions operate under a higher dharmic structure relevant to Moksha-Dharma contemplation.
By naming prominent divine powers (including Sun and Moon), the verse frames them as parts of the sacred cosmic administration; in Bhakti, such beings are respected as subordinate powers while devotion is oriented toward the supreme source beyond them.
The mention of Divākara (Sun) and Niśākara (Moon) points to Jyotiṣa (Vedic astronomy/astrology) foundations—timekeeping, calendrical reckoning, and ritual timing that depend on solar-lunar movements.