Shloka 17
Pitāmaha-sabhā-varṇana & Hariścandra-māhātmya
Description of Brahmā’s Assembly and the Eminence of Hariścandra
तस्यां स भगवानास्ते विदधद् देवमायया । स्वयमेको5डनिशं राजन् सर्वलोकपितामह:
tasyāṃ sa bhagavān āste vidadhad devamāyayā | svayam eko 'haniśaṃ rājan sarvalokapitāmahaḥ ||
那罗陀说道：“就在那会堂之中，吉祥的主宰——梵天，诸世界之祖父——恒常独自安住。凭借神圣的摩耶，他亲自不断生起整个宇宙的创造。”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights Brahmā’s role as the cosmic progenitor: creation is sustained continuously through divine power (devamāyā), and the creator’s sovereignty is portrayed as solitary and uninterrupted—underscoring the vastness of cosmic order beyond human courts and politics.
Nārada describes what is present within that extraordinary assembly-hall: Brahmā, called the grandsire of all worlds, is depicted as seated there, alone and ever-active, continuously producing the universe through divine māyā.