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 ||
भीष्म म्हणाले—विश्वावसु गंधर्व, नारद व पर्वत ऋषी आणि अप्सरांचे अनेक समुदाय तेथे मोठ्या संख्येने एकत्र झाले. सनत्कुमार आदि महर्षी, अंगिरा आदि देवर्षीही—हे सर्व दिव्यजन महादेवांच्या आराधनेसाठी त्या पर्वतावर येत असत.
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.