Chapter 16 opens with a magnificent description of the Guru-King's assembly. The text portrays the four Vedas, six Shastras, and eighteen Puranas as bards singing His glory. A brilliant canopy of Pure Consciousness shines above, spreading Self-bliss everywhere. The Guru's eight ministers are personified spiritual qualities, including Detachment, Devotion, Pure Knowledge, Hearing (Shravan), and Meditation (Nididhyasan). Peace and Self-control are the divine gems adorning His neck, and His sweet speech is compared to a river of nectar from the ocean of Vedanta. This imagery illustrates the Guru's supreme spiritual state.
Can you describe the metaphorical splendor of the Guru-King's assembly as depicted in the beginning of Chapter 16?
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