Shloka 28
Pitāmaha-sabhā-varṇana & Hariścandra-māhātmya
Description of Brahmā’s Assembly and the Eminence of Hariścandra
आयान्ति तस्यां सहिता गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणा: । विंशति: सप्त चैवान्ये लोकपालाश्न सर्वश:
āyānti tasyāṃ sahitā gandharvāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ | viṃśatiḥ sapta caivānye lokapālāś ca sarvaśaḥ |
那罗陀说道：在那辉煌的殿堂中，乾闼婆与阿普萨罗的诸队伍结伴而来——合计二十队——又有七位卓越的乾闼婆同至。四方的护世天王（Lokapāla）亦纷纷到场，使此会集宛如宇宙之朝廷，在众目之下昭示秩序、品第与正当权威。
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores dharmic legitimacy through cosmic recognition: when divine orders (Gandharvas, Apsarases, Lokapālas) gather in a royal hall, it signals that authority and hierarchy are not merely political but aligned with a wider moral and cosmic order.
Nārada is describing the grandeur of the assembly hall: hosts of Gandharvas and Apsarases arrive together, along with additional eminent Gandharvas and the Lokapālas from all directions, emphasizing the hall’s universal, almost heavenly character.