Shloka 14
वृत्ति-सत्सङ्ग-दान-धर्म
Livelihood, Virtuous Association, and Ethics of Giving
भारत! तपस्याके धनी सिद्ध और विद्याधर भी वहाँ पशुपति महादेवजीकी उपासनामें तत्पर रहते थे ।। भूतानि च महाराज नानारूपधराण्यथ । राक्षसाश्च महारौद्रा: पिशाचाश्व॒ महाबला:
bhārata! tapasyāke dhanī siddhāḥ ca vidyādharāḥ api tatra paśupati-mahādevasyopāsane tatparāḥ āsan. bhūtāni ca mahārāja nānā-rūpa-dharāṇi atha; rākṣasāś ca mahā-raudrāḥ, piśācāś ca mahā-balāḥ.
Bhīṣma sagte: O Nachkomme Bharatas! Dort waren auch Siddhas und Vidyādharas, reich an asketischer Kraft, standhaft in der Verehrung Mahādevas als Paśupati. Und, o großer König, es gab ebenso Wesen mannigfacher Gestalt—grimmige Rākṣasas und mächtige Piśācas—die in jener Versammlung zugegen waren.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights Paśupati (Śiva) as a universal lord whose sphere includes all categories of beings. Devotion and sacred presence are portrayed as encompassing both exalted ascetics (Siddhas, Vidyādharas) and fearsome spirit-beings (Bhūtas, Rākṣasas, Piśācas), suggesting an ordered cosmos where even the terrifying has a place under divine sovereignty.
Bhīṣma describes a scene where various classes of beings are present and engaged around the worship of Mahādeva as Paśupati. Alongside accomplished celestial/ascetic beings, formidable and many-formed spirits and demons are also mentioned as being there, emphasizing the vast and awe-inspiring scope of the setting.