Shloka 813
गन्धर्वा देवसंघाश्ष तथैवाप्सरसां गणा: । रथपर आखरूढ़ हुए देवेश्वर शिवकी महर्षियों, गन्धर्वों, देवसमूहों तथा अप्सराओंके समुदायोंने स्तुति की
gandharvā devasaṅghāś ca tathaivāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ | rathopari samārūḍhaṃ deveśvaraṃ śivaṃ maharṣibhir gandharvair devasaṅghaiś cāpsarogaṇaiś ca stutam ||
ಗಂಧರ್ವರು, ದೇವಸಂಘಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ಅಪ್ಸರೆಯರ ಗಣಗಳೂ—ಮಹರ್ಷಿಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ದಿವ್ಯ ಸತ್ತ್ವಗಳ ಸನ್ನಿಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ—ರಥಾರೂಢನಾದ ದೇವೇಶ್ವರ ಶಿವನನ್ನು ಸ್ತುತಿಸಿ ಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ನಮಸ್ಕರಿಸಿದರು।
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights reverence toward the supreme divine authority: even exalted celestial beings uphold dharma by offering praise to Śiva, affirming that rightful devotion and acknowledgement of higher order remain central even in a war-driven narrative.
Bhīṣma describes a celestial scene in which Gandharvas, gods, Apsarases, and great seers praise Lord Śiva as he rides upon his chariot, presenting a moment of divine presence and veneration within the broader events of the Karṇa Parva.