The Sabha of Brahma – Stories from Sabha Parva

The sabha of Brahma Deva was not an easy place to enter, not even for Narada Muni. Surya Deva described the details of the exquisite sabha and advised Narada to perform tapasya to gain entry. 

Brahma’s sabha is a place where there is no fatigue or exhaustion. It doesn’t have a fixed form or shape and constantly changes in appearance. The dimensions are also a mystery and ever-changing. It is a place to experience the pleasure of the mind and has the right temperatures with a radiance brighter than the sun. A person who enters this sabha will no longer feel hungry, thirsty, or tired. 

Brahma sits in the sabha surrounded by his countless children created from his mind, arms, chest, legs, etc. Apart from them (Daksha, Pracheta, Pulastya, Pulaha, Marichi, Kashyapa, Bhrigu, Atri, Vasishtha, Goutama, and Angiras), the sabha also has the mind, sky, knowledge, senses, wind, water, moon, sun, constellations, and all the elements that play a role in evolution. The gandharvas and apsaras go to the sabha together with the twenty-seven stars and other planets like Shukra, Brihaspati, as well as Rahu and Ketu. The Maruts, Vedas, Vishwakarma, Vedangas, Shastras, somas, seven kinds of speech, Savitri mantra, learning, wisdom, knowledge, fame, intelligence, forgiveness, etc., are also a part of Brahma’s sabha. 

The six seasons, day and night, five yugas, the wheel of time, Vasus, Rudras, Adityas, Ashvins, Sadhyas, Vishvadevas, etc., attend the sabha alongside the guhyakas, rakshasas, pisachas, danavas, birds, animals, and serpents. Even the Valakhilya rishis can be found here. 

Anything and everything found across the universe (living and nonliving) belongs to Brahma’s sabha. The place pulses with divine energy which cannot be found anywhere else. 

Also, read about Indra’s Sabha, Yama’s Sabha, Kubera’s Sabha, and Varuna’s Sabha.