Shloka 6
प्रावृट्-शरत्-वर्णनम् — Description of the Monsoon and Autumn; Sarasvatī in the Pāṇḍavas’ Exile
स ददर्श शुभान् देशान् गिरेहिमवतस्तदा देवर्षिसिद्धचरितानप्सरोगणसेवितान्
sa dadarśa śubhān deśān gireḥ himavataḥ tadā devarṣi-siddha-caritān apsaro-gaṇa-sevitān
বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন—তখন তিনি হিমালয় পর্বতের সেই শুভ দেশসমূহ দর্শন করলেন, যেখানে দেবর্ষি ও সিদ্ধপুরুষেরা বিচরণ করেন এবং যেগুলি অপ্সরাগণের নিত্য সেবায় শোভিত।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical power of sacred environments: places associated with tapas and perfected beings are portrayed as naturally auspicious, encouraging purity of mind and conduct in those who approach them.
The narrator describes the protagonist’s journeying vision: he observes the holy Himalayan regions, depicted as the dwelling and resort of devarṣis, siddhas, and apsarases.