Shloka 62
Nāga-āyatana-darśana-pratīkṣā — The Brāhmaṇa’s Request and Waiting on the Gomatī
शेषाश्व विबुधश्रेष्ठा दैत्यदानवराक्षसा: । नागा: सुपर्णा गन्धर्वा: सिद्धा राजर्षयश्न ये
nārada uvāca | śeṣāśvā vibudhaśreṣṭhā daityadānavarākṣasāḥ | nāgāḥ suparṇā gandharvāḥ siddhā rājarṣayaś ca ye | te ’ṅgaiḥ sahitāḥ sampūrṇā vedānām āvṛttiṃ kurvanto ’tyantaṃ kaṭhora-tapasyāṃ saṃlagnāḥ santi | brahmā svayaṃ mahādevaḥ samastā ṛṣayaḥ śeṣaś ca śreṣṭhā devatāś ca daityā dānavā rākṣasā nāgā garuḍā gandharvāḥ siddhā rājarṣayaś ca sadā vidhipūrvakaṃ yat havyaṃ kavyaṃ cārpayanti tat sarvaṃ tasya bhagavataḥ caraṇeṣu samupasthitam bhavati |
那罗陀说道：“即便最为尊胜者——舍沙与天马，诸神之上首，以及代底耶、达那婆、罗刹；龙族、苏帕尔那（迦楼罗之属）、乾闼婆、成就者与王仙——也在不断具足诵持全吠陀及其诸支分、辅学之时，修行极其严峻的苦行。凡依仪轨所献之havya与kavya——由梵天、大自在天、一切仙人、舍沙及诸类众生所奉献者——终究尽归于至上之主的足下。其旨在于：戒行、吠陀学与祭祀功德，唯有归向最高神圣依怙，方得圆满。”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
All spiritual disciplines—Vedic study, recitation with the Vedāṅgas, austerity, and properly performed offerings—reach their true fulfillment when dedicated to the Supreme Lord; merit is ultimately gathered at the divine feet.
Narada describes a vast range of beings, from gods and sages to nāgas and rākṣasas, engaged in severe tapas and Vedic recitation, and explains that the havya and kavya they offer according to ritual rule ultimately arrive before the Supreme Lord.