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 said: Viśvāvasu the Gandharva, and the sages Nārada and Parvata, together with many companies of Apsarases, assembled there in great numbers. Sanatkumāra and other great seers, Aṅgirā and other divine Ṛṣis as well—these celestial beings would come to that mountain to worship Mahādeva (Śiva).
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.