Shloka 483
Pitāmaha-sabhā-varṇana & Hariścandra-māhātmya
Description of Brahmā’s Assembly and the Eminence of Hariścandra
उपासते च संहृष्टा ब्रह्माणममितौजसम् | भारत! सम्पूर्ण लोकोंमें विख्यात स्वर्गलोकमें विचरनेवाले महाभाग वैराज
upāsate ca saṁhṛṣṭā brahmāṇam amitaujasam | bhārata! sampūrṇa-lokeṣu vikhyātaṁ svarga-loke vicarṇavāle mahābhāgā vairājaḥ, agniṣvāttāḥ, somapāḥ, gārhapatyāḥ (ime catvāro mūrtāḥ), ekaśṛṅgaḥ, caturvedaḥ tathā kalā (ime trayo 'mūrtāḥ) | ime sapta pitaro yathākramam caturṣu varṇeṣu pūjitāḥ | rājan! pūrvaṁ eṣāṁ pitṝṇāṁ tṛptau tataḥ soma-devo 'pi tṛpyati | ete sarve pitaro 'smin sabhāyāṁ sanniviṣṭāḥ prasannatā-pūrvakam amit-tejasaṁ prajāpatiṁ brahmāṇam upāsate |
那罗陀说道：“他们欢欣鼓舞，礼敬那无量光辉的生主梵天（Prajāpati Brahmā）。婆罗多啊，在那为诸世界所共闻的著名天界中，尊贵的祖灵（Pitṛ）往来游行：毗罗阇（Vairāja）、阿耆尼湿伐多（Agnishvattas）、苏摩波（Somapās）与伽尔哈帕提耶（Gārhapatyas）——此四类为有形；而独角者（Ekāśṛṅga）、四吠陀（Caturveda）与时（Kālā）——此三类为无形。这七类祖灵，依次在四姓（varṇa）之中受人敬奉。大王啊，先令这些祖灵满足，则祭酌之神苏摩（Soma）亦随之满足。诸祖灵皆在彼会堂中，欣然礼拜那光明无边的梵天。”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual and ethical priority is emphasized: honoring the Pitṛs (ancestral/divine Fathers) is presented as a foundational duty, and their satisfaction is said to lead to the satisfaction of Soma—linking personal dharma (gratitude to forebears) with cosmic/ritual order.
Nārada describes a heavenly assembly where seven classes of Pitṛs—four embodied and three formless—move about in Svarga and, while present in the sabhā, joyfully worship the radiant Prajāpati Brahmā.