Shloka 61
Nāga-āyatana-darśana-pratīkṣā — The Brāhmaṇa’s Request and Waiting on the Gomatī
वहाँकी भूमिपर एक ऊँची वेदी बनी है, जिसकी ऊँचाई आठ अंगुलियोंकी लंबाईके बराबर है। उसपर आखरूढ़ हो वे विश्वकर्ता परमात्मा दोनों भुजाएँ ऊपर उठाये और उत्तरकी ओर मुँह किये एक पैरसे खड़े हैं ।।
tatra bhūmau ekā uccā vedī kṛtā, yasyā uccatā aṣṭāṅgula-pramāṇā। tasyām āruhya sa viśvakartā paramātmā ubhe bhujau ūrdhvaṃ kṛtvā uttarābhimukhaḥ ekapādena tiṣṭhati॥ sājñāvartayan vedān tapas tepe suduścaram। yad brahmā ṛṣayaś caiva svayaṃ paśupatiś ca yat॥ vedān aṅgaiḥ saha samagrān āvartayan saḥ atiduṣkara-tapasi saṃyuktaḥ। brahmā, svayaṃ mahādevaḥ, sarve ṛṣayaḥ, śeṣaḥ, śreṣṭhā devāś ca daityāś ca dānavā rākṣasā nāgā garuḍā gandharvāḥ siddhāś ca rājarṣayaś ca—ye nityaṃ vidhivat havyaṃ kavyaṃ ca samarpayanti, tat sarvaṃ tasya bhagavataḥ caraṇeṣu upatiṣṭhati।
那罗陀说道：“在那片土地上立着一座高坛，其高量为八指。至上之主——宇宙的造作者——登坛而立，独足支身，面向北方，双臂上举。依次诵持诸吠陀，连同诸支分与辅学，修行极难成就的苦行——此等苦行，连梵天、诸仙与兽主（湿婆）亦曾修持。其反复诵持具足诸支的全吠陀时，恒住于严峻的禅苦之中。凡依仪轨所献之供——献诸天之havya与献祖灵之kavya——无论由梵天、由大自在天、由一切仙人、由舍沙，及由诸神、阿修罗、达那婆、罗刹、龙族、迦楼罗、乾闼婆、成就者与王仙等上首所奉献者，终皆归集于彼主之足下。”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage emphasizes the supremacy of the Lord as the ultimate recipient and ground of all sacrifice and merit: even the highest beings (Brahmā, Śiva, sages, gods and other orders) offer worship according to dharma, and all offerings ultimately reach the Lord’s feet. It also presents tapas and Vedic discipline as paradigms of spiritual authority and cosmic order.
Nārada describes a sacred scene: a raised altar on which the Supreme Lord stands on one foot, arms lifted, facing north, engaged in severe austerity while reciting the complete Vedas with their auxiliaries. The narrative then broadens to show that offerings made by many classes of beings—divine, semi-divine, and royal seers—are all gathered at that Lord’s feet.