Shloka 11
वृत्ति-सत्सङ्ग-दान-धर्म
Livelihood, Virtuous Association, and Ethics of Giving
विश्वावसुश्न गन्धर्वस्तथा नारदपर्वतौ । अप्सरोगणसंघाश्व॒ समाजग्मुरनेकश:
Viśvāvasuś ca gandharvas tathā Nārada-Parvatau | apsarogaṇa-saṅghāś ca samājagmur anekaśaḥ || Sanatkumāra-ādayo maharṣayaḥ, Aṅgirā-ādayaś ca tathā anya-devarṣayaḥ; Viśvāvasu-gandharvaḥ, Nāradaḥ, Parvataś ca, apsarasāṃ ca anekāḥ samūhāḥ tasmin parvate Mahādevasya ārādhanāyai āgacchanti sma ||
Bhīṣma sprach: Viśvāvasu, der Gandharva, und die Weisen Nārada und Parvata, dazu viele Scharen von Apsaras, versammelten sich dort in großer Zahl. Sanatkumāra und andere große Seher, Aṅgirā und weitere göttliche ṛṣis ebenso—diese himmlischen Wesen kamen zu jenem Berg, um Mahādeva (Śiva) zu verehren.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the highest celestial beings—Gandharvas, Apsarases, and divine sages—seek spiritual merit through humble worship of Mahādeva. The verse highlights devotion as a universal dharmic practice that purifies and elevates, irrespective of status.
Bhīṣma describes a sacred gathering on a mountain where renowned celestial figures (Viśvāvasu, Nārada, Parvata, groups of Apsarases, and great Ṛṣis like Sanatkumāra and Aṅgiras) repeatedly assemble to worship Śiva.