Shloka 6
प्रावृट्-शरत्-वर्णनम् — Description of the Monsoon and Autumn; Sarasvatī in the Pāṇḍavas’ Exile
स ददर्श शुभान् देशान् गिरेहिमवतस्तदा देवर्षिसिद्धचरितानप्सरोगणसेवितान्
sa dadarśa śubhān deśān gireḥ himavataḥ tadā devarṣi-siddha-caritān apsaro-gaṇa-sevitān
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ແລ້ວພຣະອົງໄດ້ເຫັນດິນແດນອັນເປັນມົງຄຸນແຫ່ງພູຫິມາລະຍະ—ບ່ອນທີ່ດີວະຣິສີ ແລະ ສິດທະບຸລຸດ ມັກຈະຈອນໄປມາ ແລະຖືກປະດັບປະດາຢູ່ເສມອດ້ວຍຝູງອັບສະຣາ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical power of sacred environments: places associated with tapas and perfected beings are portrayed as naturally auspicious, encouraging purity of mind and conduct in those who approach them.
The narrator describes the protagonist’s journeying vision: he observes the holy Himalayan regions, depicted as the dwelling and resort of devarṣis, siddhas, and apsarases.