Shloka 1
यमसभावर्णनम् (Yamasabhā-varṇanam) — Nārada’s Description of Dharmarāja’s Assembly
(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठके २ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ३२ श्लोक हैं) भीकम (2 अमान अष्टमो< ध्याय: यमराजकी सभाका वर्णन नारद उवाच कथयिष्ये सभां याम्यां युधिष्ठिर निबोध ताम् । वैवस्वतस्य यां पार्थ विश्वकर्मा चकार ह
nārada uvāca | kathayiṣye sabhāṃ yāmyāṃ yudhiṣṭhira nibodha tām | vaivasvatasya yāṃ pārtha viśvakarmā cakāra ha ||
Nārada nói: “Hỡi Yudhiṣṭhira, con của Kuntī, hãy lắng nghe cho kỹ. Nay ta sẽ thuật về đại sảnh của Yama, con của Vivasvān. Triều đình huy hoàng, nghiêm trang và khiến người kính sợ ấy do chính Viśvakarmā tạo tác.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds dharma through setting: Yama’s court symbolizes moral accountability and cosmic justice, and Narada’s invitation to “listen and understand” frames the description as instruction about order, consequence, and righteous governance.
Narada begins a new descriptive section addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira, announcing that he will narrate the splendor and nature of Yama’s assembly-hall, noting that it was constructed by the divine architect Viśvakarmā.