Shloka 5
Adhyāya 283: Varṇa-vṛtti, Nyāya-ārjana, and the Decline-and-Restoration of Dharma (वर्णवृत्तिः न्यायार्जनं च)
पृथिव्यामन्तरिक्षे च ये च स्वलोॉकवासिन: । सर्वे प्राजजलयो भूत्वा उपतस्थु: प्रजापतिम्
vaiśampāyana uvāca | pṛthivyām antarikṣe ca ye ca svalokavāsinaḥ | sarve prāñjalayo bhūtvā upatasthuḥ prajāpatiṃ ||
Vaiśampāyana nói: “Những kẻ cư ngụ trên mặt đất, ở trung giới (khí quyển), và trong các cõi trời—tất thảy đều chắp tay cung kính, tiến đến và đứng hầu bên Prajāpati.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic humility and recognition of rightful authority: beings from all realms honor Prajāpati with joined palms and attentive service, implying that ethical order is sustained through reverence, discipline, and proper conduct toward the upholder of creation.
A grand assembly forms: residents of earth, the atmospheric mid-region, and the heavenly worlds gather together and, with hands folded in añjali, approach Prajāpati and stand near him in respectful attendance.