Shloka 51
Pitāmaha-sabhā-varṇana & Hariścandra-māhātmya
Description of Brahmā’s Assembly and the Eminence of Hariścandra
इसी प्रकार राक्षस, पिशाच, दानव, गुह्मक, नाग, सुपर्ण तथा श्रेष्ठ पशु भी वहाँ पितामह ब्रह्माजीकी उपासना करते हैं। स्थावर और जंगम महाभूत, देवराज इन्द्र, वरुण, कुबेर, यम तथा पार्वतीसहित महादेवजी--ये सब सदा उस सभामें पधारते हैं
evaṃvidhā rākṣasāḥ piśācā dānavā guhyakā nāgāḥ suparṇāś ca śreṣṭhāḥ paśavaś ca tatra pitāmahaṃ brahmāṇam upāsate | sthāvarā jaṅgamāś ca mahābhūtāni devarāja indro varuṇaḥ kuberaḥ yamaś ca pārvatīsahito mahādevaś ca—ete sarve sadā tāṃ sabhāṃ samupayānti |
Cũng vậy, rākṣasa, piśāca, dānava, guhyaka, nāga, suparṇa, và cả những loài thú cao quý đều thờ phụng Pitāmaha Brahmā ở đó. Các đại chủng—cả bất động lẫn động—cùng với Indra, vua chư thiên, Varuṇa, Kubera và Yama, và Mahādeva có Pārvatī kề bên: tất thảy đều không ngừng đến hội đường ấy.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents a vision of cosmic dharmic order: all categories of beings—even those seen as fearsome or marginal—acknowledge a higher sacred authority (Brahmā) and participate in a shared, regulated space. Reverence and order are shown as universal principles that bind the worlds together.
Nārada describes the extraordinary assembly hall where a vast range of beings and deities regularly gather. He emphasizes that not only gods like Indra and Śiva (with Pārvatī) but also spirits, serpent-beings, bird-beings, animals, and even the great elements are depicted as coming there and worshipping Brahmā.