Shloka 6
वृत्ति-सत्सङ्ग-दान-धर्म
Livelihood, Virtuous Association, and Ethics of Giving
अप्रमेयमनाधृष्यं सर्वलोकेषु भारत । भरतनन्दन! महाराज! पूर्वकालमें सुमेरु पर्वतका ज्योतिष्क नामसे प्रसिद्ध एक शिखर था, जो सविता (सूर्य) देवतासे सम्बन्ध रखनेके कारण सावित्र कहलाता था। वह सब प्रकारके रत्नोंसे विभूषित, अप्रमेय, समस्त लोकोंके लिये अगम्य और तीनों लोकोंद्वारा पूजित था ।।
aprameyam anādhṛṣyaṁ sarvalokeṣu bhārata | bharatanandana mahārāja pūrvakāle sumeru-parvatasya jyotiṣka-nāmnā prasiddhaṁ śikharaṁ āsīt, yat savitā-devatā-sambandhāt sāvitraṁ nāma labdhavān | tat sarva-ratna-vibhūṣitaṁ aprameyaṁ samasta-lokānāṁ durgamaṁ trailokya-pūjitaṁ ca āsīt || tatra devo giri-taṭe hema-dhātu-vibhūṣite suvarṇa-maya-dhātu-vibhūṣite tasmin parvata-śikhara-taṭe niṣaṇṇaḥ mahādevaḥ apūrva-śobhāṁ lebhe yathā kaścid ramya-paryaṅke niṣaṇṇaḥ | tatraiva pratidinaṁ tasya vāma-pārśve girirāja-nandinī bhagavatī pārvatī api anupama-śobhāṁ lebhe ||
Bhishma said: O Bharata, O delight of the Bharatas, O great king—long ago, on Mount Sumeru there was a peak renowned by the name Jyotiṣka. Because it was connected with Savitṛ, the Sun, it was called Sāvitra. Adorned with every kind of jewel, immeasurable in grandeur, inaccessible to the worlds, and revered by the three worlds, it stood as a sacred summit. There, upon the mountain’s ledge gleaming with golden ores, Mahādeva sat and shone with an extraordinary splendor, as though seated upon a beautiful couch. And there, dwelling each day at His left side, the Daughter of the Lord of Mountains—Bhagavatī Pārvatī—also appeared in incomparable radiance.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage elevates the idea of sacred space and divine order: a realm described as immeasurable and unassailable becomes the setting where Śiva and Pārvatī abide in harmony. Ethically, it frames reverence (pūjā) and purity of place as supports for dharmic contemplation—before instruction, the text establishes an atmosphere of awe, restraint, and devotion.
Bhīṣma describes a luminous, jewel-adorned summit on Mount Sumeru called Jyotiṣka, also known as Sāvitra due to its connection with the Sun deity Savitṛ. On its golden ledge, Mahādeva sits in radiant splendor, and Pārvatī remains at His left side daily, both portrayed as the focal presence of that sacred peak.